Civil Agents
Business Development
Civil Agents, Chicago, IL, United States
We are looking for a business development professional to grow our
Civil Agents is looking for a Business Development professional to grow our roster of municipalities serviced by Recycle by City. This is an exciting opportunity to provide outreach and sales strategies for new customer acquisition.
Responsibilities:
Identify and research potential municipalities that would benefit from Recycle by City's services
- Develop and maintain client relationships
- Coordinate with management to develop mutually beneficial proposals
- Gather useful information from customer and competitor data
- Make and give presentations to prospective clients and internal executives
- Negotiate contract terms with clients and communicate with stakeholders
- Track, identify and add qualified prospects to sales pipeline through Hubspot
- Track and report on the status of proposal components though Hubspot
- Conduct ongoing market research
- Work with management to prepare and submit sales contracts
- Professional experience in the Waste and Recycling Industry
- Demonstrated ability in business-to-business sales or fundraising
- Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with project management methodologies
- Familiarity with the recycling industry including processes, challenges and opportunities
- Problem-solving skills to propose mutually beneficial solutions
- Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software
Compensation:
$13 per hour, 4-8 hours per week, plus 21% commission based on contract price (excluding set-up fees)
Bonus: $500 per contract when 3 or more contracts are initiated within a 3-month period