Business Development - Fire & Life Safety

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pay

Medical, dental, vision

Company paid life insurance

Company paid short-term disability

401K with employer match

Paid vacation and company holidays

Training and Career Development

Company vehicle (if job applicable)

ALL In Ownership Plan for eligible FT

Job summary

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is seeking a Business Development Sales Representative in Kalamazoo, MI to grow our Test & Inspect and Monitoring services. You will identify new prospects, build relationships, and drive sales through effective outreach and account management.

The role emphasizes resilience, presentation skills, and a competitive, self-driven approach to achieve stretch goals. Travel is required as part of territory development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Business, or related field OR one year of sales / customer experience required.
• Resilience and persistence with rejection.
• Strong presentation & interpersonal skills.
• Competitive, self-driven, thrives on achieving stretch goals.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a network to identify new sales leads.
• Focus on new business generation and growth of Test & Inspect and Monitoring services.
• Prospect, cold outreach, network, and develop territory.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management.

Skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Resilience

Self-driven

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Business, or related field OR 1 year of sales/customer experience

Job description

Make a difference, protect lives, and achieve your dreams. Build your career with the industry-leading fire, life safety and security company.

The Business Development Sales Representative will sell test & Inspection and monitoring services offered by the company to current and new clientele. The Outside Sales Representative is responsible for increasing sales by developing and maintaining relationships with customers and clients. Duties may include identifying prospective customers, following up on potential sales leads and maintaining relationships with existing customers. Outside Sales Representatives may also recommend marketing strategies designed for a target market.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Builds and maintains a network of sources from which to identify new sales leads.
• Focused on new business generation.
• Prospecting, cold outreach, networking, and territory development.
• Focused on new business generation. Focused on our Test & Inspect and Monitoring services
• Ensures customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management; resolves any issues that may arise post-sale.

Education/Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Business, or related field OR one year of sales / customer experience required.
• Resilience and persistence with rejection.
• Strong presentation & interpersonal skills.
• Competitive, self-driven, thrives on achieving stretch goals.

Other Duties:

• Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to travel.

Benefits and Perks:

• Excellent pay
• Medical, dental, vision
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short-term disability
• 401K with employer match
• Paid vacation and company holidays
• Training and Career Development
• Company vehicle (if job applicable)
• Immediate qualification for the ALL In Ownership Plan for all eligible full-time employees

Our Commitment:

Pye-Barker is built on four core values – customer-bias, trust, respect, and commitment – that serve as the north star for how we conduct business within our community and across our branches. As a group, we promise to do what’s right by our customers, community, and one another, each and every day.

Our EEO Statement:

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.