Director, Business Development

3d AXS Metal Printing Systems; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Director of Business Development to drive growth and profitability. This pivotal role involves developing sales opportunities, building relationships with key industry partners, and managing the sales pipeline effectively. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sales or business development, particularly within Fortune 500 companies. If you are passionate about driving success and have a proven track record in project engagements, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment focused on innovative technologies.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of sales or business development experience required.
• Proven track record of winning project and service contracts.

Responsibilities

• Grow commercial and industrial sales of products and services.
• Develop and recommend comprehensive sales plans and forecasts.

Skills

Sales Development

Business Development

Project Management

Market Assessment

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Tools

CRM Systems

Sales Reporting Tools

Job description

Director – Business Development Position

3DAXS is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is always interested in qualified individuals with experience and aspirations in a wide variety of disciplines including: engineering, operations, business development, marketing, and product development. Please submit your resume if you have the skills and expertise for a fast-moving career in power products, power technologies, additive manufacturing, or industrial equipment. Submit your resume in confidence via e-mail to [e-mail].

In this key sales role, you will contribute to 3DAXS growth and profitability by developing sales opportunities through existing and new direct customers. The position will focus on building out new business within commercial and business communities. In this direct sales role, the main function is to generate and close sales of 3DAXS products and services.

Responsibilities:

• Grow commercial and industrial sales of 3DAXS products and services with responsibility for business development within the US.
• Develop and recommend a comprehensive sales plan regarding area growth, market share, and key target accounts. Develop sales forecasts based on government-focused sales strategy.
• Meet with key industry partners building senior level relationships that can be used to target new business.
• Provide opportunity identification and assessment: lead opportunity reviews and decision steps that consist of identification; qualification; opportunity development; and bid/no bid.
• Identify prospective opportunities using relationships with existing federal or defense customers, market assessment, industry sources, partners, and customers.
• Qualify prospective opportunities by evaluating past performance, competition, relationships, and incumbents.
• Develop opportunities by positioning with the customer, assembling an approach and team, identifying customer hot buttons, defining the elements to win, and identifying key personnel.
• Position 3DAXS capabilities with new prospective customers through frequent customer meetings and targeted messaging.
• Manage sales pipeline and reporting through sales reporting and tracking tool. Forecast monthly sales/revenue and report monthly sales results and proof of sales through sales reporting tools.
• Lead generation, both from the existing customer base and new prospects; including activities generated by cold calls, ideas and intelligence from projects, running sales campaigns, and conference attendance.
• Develop sales proposals and lead business negotiations.
• Maintain accurate sales pipeline, forecast and opportunity updates via our CRM system.
• Effectively manage pipeline funnel to sufficiently attain quota objectives.
• Manage customers through the customer engagement lifecycle i.e., discovery phase, decision phase, execution phase, and continuous business improvement phase.
• Gather market information that will contribute to marketing strategies and plans.

Required Skills:

• 7 to 10 years of experience in sales or business development
• 7 years of successfully winning project and service contracts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related discipline.
• Understanding of sales process and business development experience within Fortune 500 companies
• Track record of identifying, qualifying and winning project engagements.
• Familiar with medium to large-scale requirements type contracts.