Business Development Representative

About this Opportunity:
If you’re energized by creating opportunities, building relationships, and turning prospects into loyal customers, this role offers an exciting chance to make a measurable impact. As a Business Development Representative, you will identify and pursue new business prospects, uncover customer needs, and align them with Execulink’s Voice, Data, Video, and Mobility solutions. You’ll also manage partner relationships to help extend market reach, all within an environment where initiative, persistence, and strong commercial instincts are valued.

Additionally, you will join a respected, community-focused organization with a strong reputation for service and innovation, while building your career in an environment that values initiative, professionalism, and results.
Position Details:

Woodstock, ON
Permanent, Full-Time
Customer/Employee Facing Hybrid - Required 1 day in office each week (Wednesday)
Hours of Work - Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
Some evenings based on the needs of the business
Ability to travel to customer locations as required

Responsibilities:

Own and exceed monthly new business quotas, drive growth across the full Execulink business portfolio
Manage the entire sales cycle from initial customer engagement to negotiation and successful deal closure
Research and target net new enterprise accounts, through outbound prospecting, cold calling, email campaigns, event and strategic networking
Research and build targeted prospect list of SMB and mid-market businesses
Qualify leads based on business size, current telecom products, and decision-making structure
Maintain an active sales funnel and forecast accurately using CRM and pipeline data
Make presentations to senior managers and decision makers, conduct technical discovery sessions with clients to uncover organizational pain points, collaborate with internal technical specialists and sales engineers to design customized high impact technology solutions
Deliver seamless handoffs to account management upon account close
Stay updated with rapidly evolving technologies, competition, and new market trends, provide field feedback to the marketing and product team on customer needs, objections and competitive landscape
Respond to RFPs and RFQs with tailored, ROI-focused proposals
Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic partners, including IT system integrators and technology resellers, to drive business growth
Participate in trade shows and networking events

HR Responsibilities:

None

Qualifications:

University degree or college diploma, with a focus in Business, preferred
Knowledge of business telecom products is an asset, including experience selling business wireless and wireline solutions such as mobility, internet, business phone, cloud services, and network connectivity
Experience in channel management is an asset.
Preference will be given to candidates with telecommunications industry or Enterprise level sales experience
Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications
Demonstrated proficiency in a Windows PC environment, combined with demonstrated keyboarding and data entry abilities; proficient within the Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Valid Class G Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation

Required Skills & Abilities:

Communicates clearly and effectively with confidence using superior sales skills to manage customer expectations and ensure an awesome customer experience
Aggressive hunter mentality with the ability to generate new accounts from scratch
Persistence and follow-through with the drive to overcome obstacles in order to turn prospects into clients
Skillful negotiator with strong closing focus
Keen ability to ask smart, insightful question
Tenacious, self-starter, and results-oriented
Consistently able to deliver on targets and expectations
Must have a positive and upbeat attitude that includes dedication and commitment
Must be a highly motivated team player that takes pride in the quality of your work
Good judgment to proactively and independently solve problems as well as make decisions
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task, and be flexible to take on varied responsibilities

What We Offer:

Internal growth and learning opportunities
Challenging and rewarding place to work
Comprehensive health and benefits
Competitive starting rates
Employee discount plan on Execulink services
RRSP matching program
Tuition reimbursement