Business Development Manager
Job ID: 566003
Location: College Park, Georgia
Category: Manufacturing and General
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Hybrid Monday – Friday 8a-5p
Salary $70K and up based on experience
Job Summary: The Business Development Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to drive growth in General Data Company manufactured & distributed products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
Will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies which will generate sales and increase business.
This position encompasses the following:
- Business Development for GDC products.
- Lead development and prospecting through all means available, including but not limited to industry networking, customer-base follow-up, referrals, targeted sales campaigns and cold calls.
- Developing and executing a plan for revenue growth within the GDC suite of products.
- Meet with potential clients both virtually and in person.
- Prospect, develop and manage a book of business consisting of both channel and direct customers.
- Manage monthly sales reporting and forecasting.
- Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management.
- Work tradeshows to gain new prospects.
- Add content to website and blog featuring customers and stories.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and Experience:
- College graduate with a BS in business
– or – - Minimum 3 years functional experience in B2B sales within the label industry.
- Confident taking in-bound calls and making out-bound sales calls to customers.
- Technical knowledge of flexographic and ink jet printing required.
- Knowledge of Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal, focusing on Prime and Shrink Labels.
- Experience working in a commission-based role preferred.
- Highly detail oriented.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact and communicate with customers and other General Data team members.
- Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines in an environment with competing priorities.
- Ability to take initiative and interact with all levels of management.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Familiarity with customer relationship management systems.
- Ability to meet or exceed goals set by company.
- Ability to uncover customer/prospect needs, leverage existing networks and demonstrate solutions as required.
- Must be a self-starter capable of working from a home based office.
- Must be able to travel on a regular basis with some overnight stays, as business dictates.
Work Availability:
- Ability to travel to other customer locations as needed.
- Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined by management.
- Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the employer determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Typical hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 40 hours per week.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk and hear. Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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