Business Development Representative
About The Position
At Verstela, the Business Development Representative helps drive growth for the West Chicago market by identifying prospective clients, initiating conversations, and scheduling discovery meetings for sales and branch leadership teams. This is an active, outbound sales role involving calls, email and social media outreach, in-person business visits, and other creative relationship-building approaches. Success depends on consistency, curiosity, resilience, and meeting appointment and engagement goals. The role is onsite in Elgin, Bolingbrook, or Aurora, with travel to local clients and meetings. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pay is $27.00–$29.00 per hour, with monthly bonus opportunities and target average annual earnings of approximately $70,000.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience in a metrics-driven role; retail, hospitality, SDR, or outbound sales experience is encouraged.
- Eagerness to build rapport with prospective clients and make calls and in-person visits to achieve goals.
- Resilience in handling rejection while continuing to pursue goals.
- Proficiency in MS Word and Outlook, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for engaging decision-makers.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in retail, hospitality, SDR, or outbound sales is encouraged.
Responsibilities
- Prospect and identify new business opportunities within the assigned market.
- Initiate conversations with business leaders and schedule appointments for branch teams.
- Visit prospective clients in person through regular market canvassing and drop-ins.
- Find creative ways to provide value and build relationships.
- Meet daily and weekly targets.
- Consistently meet weekly new-client appointment goals, generate prospect engagement, and schedule meetings that lead to sales conversations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health Savings Account and virtual care.
- Life and long-term disability insurance.
- Employee Wellness Program.
- Pet insurance.
- Commuter benefits.
- Consumer Discount Program Membership.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
- Eight paid holidays.
- 15 days of paid time off in the first year.
- Three days of paid community service time.
- Three weeks of paid parental leave, plus PTO match of up to three weeks.
- Office snacks and birthdays off.
- Growth opportunities and regular manager check-ins.
- Supportive team environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
