Business Development Manager

Our focus is growth. Is yours?

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) helps business owners focus on their business. We offer outsourced HR, risk consultation, payroll administration, insurance, and recruiting to small-and medium-sized businesses. We combine expert knowledge with industry leading solutions allowing business owners to focus on their core business while building stronger companies.

The Business Development Manager (BDM) will lead sales efforts to identify and develop opportunities to expand BBSI's client base, driving revenue by identifying prospects with which BBSI can forge a successful, long-term partnership. Because this role represents the BBSI brand to lead sources and prospective clients, the BDM must fully understand BBSI's solutions and expertise, and be able to identify those prospects that represent ideal partners.

Our ideal candidate is organized, self-motivated, dynamic, process-driven, and a community collaborator who will grow and expand BBSI's ability to support small business by offering a range of solutions to help business leaders better navigate pitfalls and build a stronger foundation for companies.

The BDM will present BBSI's knowledge and offerings and the value those offerings represent to our clients. The BDM will develop business by marketing through BBSI's channels including client referrals, business associates, direct selling, and other lead sources to identify potential client partners.

• Find, engage, and close new client prospects
• Build a channel of referral partner relationships that effectively generates qualified leads
• Your primary role will be to develop new business by conducting 5+ business development meetings (leads) per week to build a referral partnership network.
• Through consultative-selling, focusing on the value rather than price, you will successfully align prospective clients with our business units to determine best-fit.
• You will need to manage/coordinate/schedule initial contacts, sales calls, client meetings, and business units schedules with the business unit team.
• Within first 60-90 days be able to successfully create your referral network plan, having identified 20-30 primary referral partnerships to build.
• At the year mark you will have completed training with the Area Manager and team and will be expected to bring on 2-3 new clients a month going forward.
• Outline and execute on a sales plan to meet or exceed sales goals
• Work with branch team to align prospects and move them into closing and onboarding
• Understand BBSI's target client base, and focuses business development efforts accordingly
• Drive top line revenue for the branch while supporting efforts to effectively manage bottom line
• Comprehend financial concepts; P&L, rate of taxation, labor burden, etc.
• Clearly communicate value and expectations to clients and referral partners
• Strong analytical, negotiating, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Strong time management skills

* In the first year thoroughly understand BBSI's ideal client base and business development best practices.

• 3+ years as a Top Performer in one or more of the following fields, or comparable experience in an industry that requires long term relationship management: ASO or Payroll services Sales, PEO Sales, Commercial Insurance Sales (knowledge in Workers Compensation)
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Proven track record of being a top sales performer
• Possession of a valid driver's license with valid automobile insurance meeting BBSI criteria; roughly 85% time requires automobile travel – primarily local, with some overnight.

• The stability of working for a publicly traded, growth-oriented company
• Phenomenal work environment where we work hard, have fun, promote growth and development, and build great relationships with solid business professionals
• Opportunity to impact the success and growth of client companies and BBSI
• Knowledge that you are working for a results-oriented organization
• Experience interacting with professionals in multiple industries

The starting salary range for this position is $,000 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography, skills, education, experience, certifications and other qualifications of the candidate. This position is also eligible for incentive pay in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan.

Medical insurance, health savings account, flexible savings account, dental…