BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE (PART-TIME)

SMITH & LOVELESS INC•Lenexa, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Smith & Loveless is seeking a Business Development Representative (Part-Time) to partner with their experienced municipal sales team. This role focuses on environmentally focused industries and requires the applicant to work 16-28 hours per week in the office in Lenexa, KS. The primary responsibility is to support the field sales force for Pumping equipment with marketing outreach efforts, specifically promoting Smith and Loveless trailer-mounted pump stations nationwide. This involves researching websites for contacts, understanding their pumping practices and collection needs, and introducing them to Smith & Loveless's above-grade pumping concept.

Requirements

Effective communication, human relations, presentation and sales ability.
Must possess conceptualization and negotiation skills along with a professional demeanor.
Ability to quickly establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
Ability to sort and organize raw data.
Required to sit, stand and walk.
Use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools or controls.
Frequent stooping, bending, pulling and pushing.
Reach with hands and arms.
Required to talk and hear consistently.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
Specific vision abilities required by the role include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
Ability to ascend and descend two (2) flights of stairs.
Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends as necessary.
Occasional travel required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
2 + years’ experience with water and wastewater treatment equipment preferred.
Experience in telemarketing outreach is a plus.
Customer service experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provides out-bound sales initiatives to increase market awareness.
Coordinates and schedules presentations/meetings on S&L products and trailer visits.
Provides timely and accurate technical information to the field on scheduled meetings/presentations and follows up regularly.
Assists with technical presentations for visiting Customers and reps.
Provides presentations to the field to open discussions on S&L equipment.
Reviews and edits new catalog literature and specs, creates new specs when required.
Provides technical knowledge to assist Department Sales Managers and reps in the sale of S&L pumping products.
Keeps abreast of competitive products and processes and recommends marketing strategy.
Assists the Sales Managers, as required, in setting up select projects and following them through to receipt of purchase orders.
Other duties as assigned by VP Municipal Systems and Pumping Managers
Keeps work area neat and clean.