Territory Business Development Mgr - SLED

Introduction

You're the heart of Connection. A people person who loves to help, listen, and learn. Join our team of experts to grow your career and work side by side with specialists from the industry’s biggest tech manufacturers.

What We Do:

We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department.

Who We Are:

Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.

Why You Should Join Us:

You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional well-being. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources.

You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days.

Join Our Team!

Are you a driven sales professional passionate about building relationships and driving growth? As a Territory Business Development Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in expanding our presence within the State, Local, and Education (SLED) sectors. You’ll be the face of Connection’s National Solution Provider (NSP) value proposition, guiding clients through innovative offerings and forging lasting partnerships.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Sales Strategy & Execution

• Develop and implement a territory sales plan
  to achieve revenue goals for assigned territories.
• Build and maintain relationships with customer accounts
  ,
  manufacturers
  , and
  contract counterparts
  .
• Collaborate with inside account managers
  through regular communication.

Client Engagement and site visits (minimum of 10 per week).

• Present and promote Connection’s National Solution Provider (NSP)capabilities.
• Prepare proposals and deliver impactful sales presentations
  to uncover new opportunities.
• Assist with bid responses
  and represent the company at
  industry trade shows
  .

Market Development

• Conduct market research
  to identify new clients and growth opportunities.
• Negotiate contracts
  and close deals within the territory.

Collaboration

• Partner with marketing
  and
  product development teams
  to align offerings with client needs.
• Work closely with manufacturer field reps
  for strategic account planning.

Administrative Duties

• Complete daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting.
• Submit calendar/pipeline updates
  weekly and provide meeting recaps.
• Prepare quarterly business reviews
  and customized presentations.

Travel is a major part of the role, with frequency greater than 50% of the time.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2–4 years of experience
  in sales
  ,
  business development
  , or
  technology solutions
  .

Skills & Competencies

• Technical aptitude and ability to learn new
  IT solutions
  quickly.
• Proficiency in
  Microsoft Office Suite
  .
• Strong
  negotiation skills
  and ability to secure favorable agreements.
• Excellent
  written and verbal communication
  abilities.
• Highly organized with strong
  planning and prioritization
  skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and achieve
  sales targets
  .
• Proven track record of
  building client relationships
  and driving
  territory growth
  .
• Prior experience in
  education
  and/or
  state & local government sales
  .

Why Join Us?

At Connection, we pride ourselves on delivering complete technology solutions
and services to our clients. As a Territory Business Development Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact, work with
top-tier vendors
, and grow your career in a collaborative environment.

Because of the possibility for fraudulent job postings on many popular job boards, please be advised that Connection will never offer a position of employment without a complete interview process and communication with a "live person".