Temporary Business Development Representative

Ohio, USA

United States

Full time

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Temporary Business Development Representative (BDR or equivalent experience) – Milady

Milady is hiring a motivated Temporary Business Development Representative (BDR) to assist our sales team in finding new customer opportunities. The role primarily centers on our Exam Ready solution.

This role involves contacting prospective clients through outbound calls and emails. You will present Milady solutions and set up qualified demonstrations with the sales team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is comfortable on the phone, enjoys connecting with people, and is motivated by achieving measurable goals.

• Carry out proactive outbound communication with potential customers through phone and email.

• Connect with beauty and wellness education customers and present the benefits of Milady's Exam Ready solution.

• Identify customer interest and needs and generate qualified opportunities for the sales team.

• Clearly convey the benefits of connecting with a Milady sales representative and joining an Exam Ready demonstration.

• Schedule qualified demo appointments for assigned sales representatives.

• Follow up with customers as appropriate to help drive strong appointment attendance.

• Maintain accurate records of customer outreach, conversations, and scheduled appointments.

• Partner closely with sales representatives to ensure a smooth handoff and positive customer experience.

• Meet established weekly activity and appointment goals.

Success in this role goes beyond just arranging meetings. We seek meaningful customer interaction that leads to customers participating in their planned demonstrations.

• Outbound prospecting activity

• Scheduled qualified appointments

• Customer attendance at scheduled appointments

• Consistent achievement of weekly appointment goals

The goal for this position is to schedule a set number of qualified appointments per week and assist up to five sales representatives.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Confidence and integrity when speaking with customers by phone.

• Ability to quickly build rapport and communicate value.

• Comfortable conducting a high volume of outbound customer outreach.

• Goal-oriented and motivated by measurable results.

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.

• Ability to manage multiple customer conversations and priorities.

• Positive, persistent, and comfortable hearing "no" while continuing to pursue opportunities.

• Experience in sales, customer service, business development, appointment setting, or lead generation is preferred but not required.

• Interest in the beauty, wellness, or education industries is a plus.

• Employment type:
  
  Temporary, direct Cengage employee

• Compensation: $20-23 per hour

• Incentive opportunity: $10 for every qualified appointment that leads to the customer participating in the scheduled demonstration

• Incentives are calculated and paid monthly.

• Appointments where the customer does not attend are not eligible for the incentive.

This role offers a chance to gain hands‑on experience in business development and sales while collaborating with a well‑known brand serving the beauty and wellness education industry. You'll contribute directly by crafting new sales opportunities and assisting educators in finding solutions developed to support student success.

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