New England Business Development Director

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute growth strategies that align with defined key business metrics, in order to produce revenue growth, cost savings and profitability
• Focus on increasing the territory client base and expanding the regional book of business in order to achieve annual targets
• Formulate an effective customer call strategy to maximize opportunities within the territory, utilizing Salesforce as the primary Customer Relationship Management tool
• Travel within the designated territory as required to assess prospects and connect with customers
• Manage and retain relationships with existing clients and facilitate the transition of any new client connections across to the account manager to maintain day to day interactions
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of our full line of product and service offerings in order to present our value proposition to multiple levels throughout potential accounts
• Identify, map and match business strengths to the needs of clients.
• Prepare business proposals that focus on Daniels’ competitive advantage and value propositions to present to prospective clients
• Collaborate with our commercial team in the drafting and reviewing of client contracts
• Engage in contract negotiation with account prospects and existing customers
• Conduct market research for business opportunities and viable income streams
• Analyze industry trends (locally and internationally) to monitor the potential business impact
• Assist in portfolio management of current customers and drive upsell opportunities
• Produce reports on the territory successes and areas requiring development in conjunction with the Account Manager, constantly review all sales activities, targets, and strategies in order to maximize results

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with design and implementation of business development strategies
• Strong conflict resolution capabilities
• Proven ability to negotiate
• Hospital services or related service industry experience highly desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses self-motivation and the ability to motivate a team
• Strong presentation skills with value based selling confidence
• Outstanding computer-based skills; Salesforce.com, Microsoft Office, etc.