Job Summary
The Business Development Representative will provide support and service for both the company and its customers. It is an exciting opportunity for a self-driven individual who will be responsible for promoting sales through our website to our Customer/Dealer network. Responsible for driving profitable sales growth by developing, maintaining and advancing accounts by regularly contacting customers. This position reports to the Director of Sales.
Essential Duties/Accountabilities
- Develop customer relationships by providing exceptional customer service with incoming customer communication.
- Assist in resolving customer relations problems with both dealers and end users.
- Seek out new business opportunities making outbound sales calls to new and existing customers. Identify trends, opportunities and threats to core business.
- Ensure assigned customers understand and know how to utilize our technologies and grow technology adoption and usage rates.
- Use sales and account management processes to consult with customers to increase their knowledge of our products and programs.
- Communicate effectively both externally and internally.
- Utilize Salesforce software to document and plan activities to include Calendar, Tasks and Events.
- Assess clients' needs, recommend, or assist in the selection of appropriate goods or services, and negotiate prices or other sales terms.
- Develop sales presentations, proposals, or other materials to illustrate benefits from use of goods or services.
- Attend, when necessary, training classes to acquire the skills to meet our customers’ needs and expectations and to keep abreast with technical developments and changes in product lines.
- Other duties assigned.
Qualifications
- High School diplomarequired
- Knowledge of HVACR terminology and HVACR product knowledge is a plus.
- Demonstratedperformance history in sales & new market development.
- Proven success in meeting sales goals withabilityto analyze and interpret sales and market data.
- Solid business/problem solving skillswith the focus on customer service (internally and externally)
- Must have strong Microsoft Office skills to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access,Salesforceand other web based applications
Skills
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate on all levels within internal and external groups.
- Excellent customer service mindset with the ability to develop long term relationships.
- Excellent analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze/interpret data.
- Strong and creative sourcing ideas. The ability to conduct consultative sales presentations.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Proactively seeks continuous process and service improvements.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- The employeefrequently is required to stand sit or walk, climb, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Ability toutilizea computer keyboard, computer monitor, and telephone for prolonged periods of time.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Skills Required
- High School diploma
- Demonstrated performance history in sales and new market development
- Proven success in meeting sales goals and ability to analyze and interpret sales and market data
- Solid business/problem solving skills with focus on customer service
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
- Experience using Salesforce
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Excellent customer service mindset and ability to develop long term relationships
- Excellent analytical aptitude and ability to analyze/interpret data
- Ability to conduct consultative sales presentations and work independently or in a team
- Knowledge of HVACR terminology and product knowledge
What We Do
Baker Distributing Company is a leading national wholesale distributor of HVAC, Commercial Refrigeration, and Foodservice equipment, parts, and supplies. Founded in 1945, the company provides high-quality products and exceptional customer service to residential and commercial contractors across the United States, operating more than 200 sales centers in 26 states as a subsidiary of Watsco, Inc.









