Business Developer SLED - Bakersfield, United States - Staples

Description

Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together.

Prospects within defined territory to pursue two main responsibilities: penetration of existing accounts by winning net new sites. Responsible for ramping and onboarding accounts to further expand our customer base. It is a high velocity sales position that leverages a prioritized action list to drive engagement activities and then manages their opportunities through the sales funnel. Requires strong collaboration with Account Management to build strategies for site acquisition; new site targets will be passed by Sales Ops and occasionally selected in partnership with Account Management. Expected to travel to meet clients face to face & effectively use remote methods (phone/internet) to maintain and grow sales relationships within owned geographies.

What you'll be doing:

· Consistently meets activity goals and daily metrics with a hunter mindset/approach - outbound dials, sell time, live contacts, and created opportunities

· Effectively partner with Account Management to determine site hunting strategy within existing accounts

· Effectively partner with GPO FSDs to understand contractual complexity and refine net new logo strategy within the Complex segment

· Travel to meet clients face to face & walk the halls of new sites to maintain and grow sales relationships across the account hierarchy

· Develop expertise on contract & coop availability within designated geographies

· Influences on the spot pricing decisions in order to cultivate a seamless customer experience

· Manage sales funnel to close opportunities

· Effective Selling Skills: Utilizing professional selling skills, discover prospects incremental and programmatic needs, effectively communicates Staples value propositions, capabilities, products, and assortments including all categories. Capable of overcoming objections and closing the sale

· Utilize prescribed selling tools to prioritize activities and drive efficiency, as well as to document customer engagement and information (ex: Priority List, Tenfold, SFDC)

· Internal Partnerships: Effectively work with customer support/set up teams and category specialists to progress deals forward to closed won

· Implements and ramps wins driving compliance to new account/program

· Expertise of prospect industry buying process' and ability to support product selection and standardization

· Experience in Education, State & Local beneficial but not required

· Create sticky accounts which will continue to purchase from Staples

· Executing strategies defined by Senior Leadership Team

· Integrates feedback from prospects into their sales approach

· New customer assortment and pricing

· Internal Teaming: Individual will need to communicate and work closely with Category Specialists, and Support teams

· Customer Communications: Individual is responsible to communicate with prospects daily in person and face to face in a professional manner

What you bring to the table:

· Strong drive and a desire to win

· Strong aversion to complacency

· Proven ability to view rejection as a learning opportunity and double down on next best actions

· Experience and proven track record of business development

· Strong ability to develop and deliver presentations virtually and in person

· Consultative selling, solutions selling, insight selling, negotiation and advanced client management skills

· Ability to work with product category sales team members

· Strong business, financial, operations and technology acumen

· Ability to analyze business and industry trends to create tailored solutions for prospects based upon Staples value proposition

· Ability to function independently with minimal daily supervision

· Ability and motivation to find, develop, and close sales

· Demonstrated work ethic, self-disciplined

· Ability to succeed in a competitive selling or goal-oriented environment

· Ability to be coached and to incorporate feedback

· Professional appearance and demeanor

· Strong organization and time management skills

Qualifications:

What's needed- Basic Qualifications:

· 1-3 years of successful sales experience or success as a Staples B2B Sales Associate

· 1-3 years experience in PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook

What's needed- Preferred Qualifications:

· Bachelor's Degree

· Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management tool (CRM)

We Offer:

· Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups

· Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)

· Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits