Senior Business Development Executive

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Canada; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Konica Minolta is seeking a Senior Business Development Executive who will lead field-based new-logo sales by identifying high-value prospects, conducting deep discovery, and driving deals from proposal to close. The role emphasizes autonomy, strong pipeline management, and collaboration with pre-sales and product teams across the territory.

The position requires regular travel to customer sites, active CRM forecasting, and detailed handoffs to Customer Success to ensure smooth onboarding and

Qualifications

• Build new pipeline through outbound outreach and in-person prospecting within the assigned territory.
• Manage a territory plan that drives face-to-face prospecting and onsite sales calls to obtain new orders and contracts.
• Travel within the territory to conduct onsite discovery and solution presentations at customer locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle deal execution including solution positioning, proposal development, commercial alignment, and negotiation to close new business agreements.
• Partner with specialists and pre-sales teams to shape solution architecture and validate value propositions while owning the sales strategy and closing process.
• Maintain accurate CRM data on stages, next steps, and forecasts to support sales governance.
• Prepare detailed post-sale handoffs to Customer Success for smooth onboarding and early adoption.
• Meet or exceed established performance goals for pipeline generation, new customer acquisition, and sales revenue.

Skills

Pipeline building

Territory management

Travel

Deal closing

CRM governance

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Job description

Overview

The Senior Business Development Executive’s primary duty is to make sales by securing new customer orders and contracts (“new logos”) within assigned verticals. This role customarily and regularly works away from the company’s office and the individual’s home—at customer and prospect sites—identifying high-value prospects, conducting deep discovery, aligning solutions to business priorities, and managing deals through proposal, negotiation, and close to obtain executed customer contracts. Success requires building a strong pipeline, maintaining disciplined forecasting and CRM accuracy, and collaborating with product and pre‑sales specialists while retaining responsibility for the sales strategy, negotiations, and final deal closure to advance multi‑solution opportunities. Ideal for a consultative seller who thrives in field‑based, autonomous, high‑impact work focused on new customer acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Build new pipeline through structured outbound outreach, targeted campaigns, and regular in‑person prospecting within the assigned territory.
• Build and manage a territory plan that drives face‑to‑face prospecting and scheduled onsite sales calls to obtain new customer orders and contracts.
• Customarily and regularly travel within the assigned territory to conduct onsite discovery and solution presentations at customer/prospect locations.
• Lead full‑cycle deal execution including solution positioning, proposal development, commercial alignment, and negotiation with customer decision makers to close new business agreements.
• Partner with specialists and pre‑sales teams to shape solution architecture and validate value propositions while maintaining ownership of the sales strategy and closing process.
• Maintain accurate CRM data on stages, next steps, and forecasts to support sales governance.
• Prepare detailed post‑sale handoffs to Customer Success for smooth onboarding and early adoption.
• Meet or exceed established performance goals for pipeline generation, new customer acquisition, and sales revenue.

Qualifications

• Build new pipeline through structured outbound outreach, targeted campaigns, and regular in‑person prospecting within the assigned territory.
• Build and manage a territory plan that drives face‑to‑face prospecting and scheduled onsite sales calls to obtain new customer orders and contracts.
• Customarily and regularly travel within the assigned territory to conduct onsite discovery and solution presentations at customer/prospect locations.
• Lead full‑cycle deal execution including solution positioning, proposal development, commercial alignment, and negotiation with customer decision makers to close new business agreements.
• Partner with specialists and pre‑sales teams to shape solution architecture and validate value propositions while maintaining ownership of the sales strategy and closing process.
• Maintain accurate CRM data on stages, next steps, and forecasts to support sales governance.
• Prepare detailed post‑sale handoffs to Customer Success for smooth onboarding and early adoption.
• Meet or exceed established performance goals for pipeline generation, new customer acquisition, and sales revenue.

About Us

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively recruiting for.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions' (Konica Minolta) journey started more than 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. The company partners with clients to Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through its expansive Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio. Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent information management, video security solutions and managed print services, as well as office technology and industrial and commercial print solutions. 2025 marks Konica Minolta’s 20th anniversary in production print, for which it celebrates “20 Years of Excellence, Innovation and Impact,” and continues to lead the way in digital commercial printing. This year also commemorates 20 years of Konica Minolta’s bizhub brand. Over the past two decades, the bizhub series has revolutionized office technology and redefined how businesses operate. It has continuously evolved to meet the needs of modern workplaces, fueled by advances in technology and a commitment to innovation. Konica Minolta is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2025 America’s Best Large Employers list, included on CRN’s MSP 500 list numerous times; recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eighteen consecutive years and presented with Keypoint Intelligence’s BLI 2025 and 2021 A3 Line of The Year and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Awards for its bizhub One i-Series. For more information, please visit Konica Minolta online and follow it on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Konica Minolta operates on a North American Shared Services model, which aligns cross-border priorities and enhances delivery to its field organization. This combines service functions in the U.S. and Canada, ultimately providing more resources to support areas such as sales administration, logistics and supply chain, marketing, product planning, finance, IT, HR and legal.

Salary Disclaimer

Konica Minolta is committed to transparent and equitable compensation practices. Our pay structure is designed to support employee growth, allowing individuals to progress through the salary range as they advance in their role. Actual base pay offered will vary based on a candidate’s skills, experience, job‑related knowledge, geographic location, and specific business needs.

AI Disclosure

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd., or its authorized third‑party contractors, may employ Artificial Intelligence technologies to support elements of the recruitment process. Notwithstanding this, Applications are reviewed by our recruitment team, who always make the final hiring decision.

EOE Statement

Konica Minolta is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc and Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. are equal opportunity employers.