Business Development Manager

Keesen Landscape; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or reimbursement

Paid vacation and holidays

Health insurance

Job summary

Keesen Landscape is seeking a Business Development Manager to grow our local presence in Colorado Springs. You will locate, develop, define, negotiate, and close strategic business relationships with property managers and clients in the service industry.

The role emphasizes lead generation, accurate proposals, and a smooth handoff to field operations. Expect a competitive salary, incentive program, paid vacation, and a company vehicle or reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years' sales or marketing experience in the service industry.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience generating leads to increase revenue.
• Understanding industry challenges and operational attention to detail.
• Ability to make critical judgments and solve problems.
• Self-motivated leader capable of independent work.
• Experience managing sales and estimation processes (job costing, proposals).
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Build market position by locating and closing new business relationships.
• Prospect via cold calls, emails, drop-ins, trade shows and networking.
• Document opportunities in Aspire CRM at all pipeline stages.
• Collect data and validate field measurements for proposals.
• Present proposals face to face with prospects.
• Handoff new clients to field operations.
• Manage all customer communications with urgency.

Skills

Sales experience

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Detail orientation

Client relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Growth Creates Opportunity! We Are Seeking An A-Player To Join Our Vibrant Local Business, Which Is Part Of a Progressive Horticultural Organization With National Reach. As The Business Development Manager, You'll

• Build the market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.
• Prospect via cold call, email, drop-ins, trade shows and networking in property management groups.
• Utilize Aspire CRM to document and track related information on all opportunities at all pipeline stages.
• Collect property and service data and validate field measurement take-offs for proposal development.
• Present all proposals face to face with the prospects.
• Follow the hand-off process for transitioning the new client to the field operations team.
• Manage all customer communication with proper urgency.

If this sounds exciting to you, we are seeking a leader with these qualifications:

• 3-5+ years' sales or marketing experience in the service industry.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience and success in increasing revenue through generation of leads.
• Shows an understanding of the challenges facing the industry at present and illustrate a knowledge of the operational attention to detail that will be required to succeed within the industry.
• Capacity to make critical judgments, solve problems and demonstrate careful attention to detail.
• Determination to exceed the goals of position, department, and company by working independently and as an effective leader.
• Experience managing sales and estimation processes (job costing, proposals, etc.)
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and relationship building skills.

As a Keesen Landscape Management Business Developer, you will enjoy:

• Competitive salary, plus a healthy performance and incentive program based on closed sales
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Company vehicle or vehicle reimbursement package
• Full suite of health insurance -- medical, dental, vision, etc.