Business Development Associate

Catalyst Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst Corporation, Oak Brook-based sales and marketing firm, seeks a Business Development Associate to support customer acquisition for Base energy program. You’ll build relationships in retail locations, explain services, and guide enrollment from first questions to completion.

Ideal candidates bring strong communication, confidence starting conversations, and a goal-driven mindset. Full-time on-site role in Chicagoland retail locations with growth in consultative selling and market

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills connecting with different personalities.
• Confident initiating conversations in person.
• Goal-oriented with accountability for activity and results.
• Attention to detail and accurate representation of the client.
• Open to feedback and developing business skills.
• Full-time on-site availability in Chicagoland retail locations.

Responsibilities

• Support growth through face-to-face outreach at retail locations.
• Build rapport and assess electricity needs.
• Explain services, pricing, eligibility, enrollment terms.
• Deliver presentations and address questions.
• Convert interest into enrollments with follow-through.
• Maintain accurate customer information and enrollment docs.
• Track activity against customer acquisition goals.
• Share feedback to improve outreach and campaigns.

Skills

Communication skills

Conversation initiation

Goal oriented

Attention to detail

Feedback oriented

On-site availability

Job description

$45,000–$55,000 First-Year Base Salary + Commissions

Help build a new energy program’s presence in Oak Brook, IL.

Catalyst is hiring a Business Development Associate to support customer acquisition and market expansion for our energy client, Base. This is an opportunity to contribute to a new program while developing experience in relationship building, consultative sales, and brand representation.

You’ll connect with prospective customers inside participating retail locations, introduce Base’s electricity services, and guide interested customers from their first questions through enrollment. We’re looking for someone who brings curiosity, initiative, and the confidence to start a conversation.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Base program’s growth through face-to-face customer outreach at assigned retail locations.
• Build rapport with prospective customers and ask questions to understand their electricity needs.
• Explain available services, pricing, eligibility requirements, and enrollment terms clearly.
• Deliver personalized presentations, address questions, and help customers make informed decisions.
• Convert customer interest into completed enrollments through professional follow-through.
• Maintain accurate customer information and enrollment documentation.
• Track activity and results against established customer acquisition and sales goals.
• Share customer feedback and collaborate with team members to improve outreach and campaign execution.

What You Bring

• Strong communication skills and the ability to connect with different personalities.
• Confidence initiating conversations and presenting information in person.
• A goal-oriented approach, with accountability for your activity and results.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to representing our client accurately.
• Openness to feedback and an interest in developing your business development skills.
• Full-time availability and the ability to work on-site at assigned Chicagoland-area retail locations.

Experience in retail, hospitality, customer service, membership sales, wireless sales, or other customer-facing roles is helpful. We welcome applicants with transferable skills who are ready to build a career in business development.

• Hands-on experience supporting a new energy customer acquisition program.
• Direct involvement in customer outreach, brand representation, and local market growth.
• The opportunity to build practical skills in consultative selling, communication, and relationship development.

About Us:

Catalyst Corporation is an Oak Brook-based sales and marketing firm specializing in face-to-face customer acquisition. We help connect electricity providers with customers through direct engagement inside participating retail locations.