Business Development Manager for Water Infrastructure

Corrpro Companies is looking for a Business Development Manager for Water Infrastructure in our North Central Region. This is a remote position but you must live in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Minnesota.

Corrpro is a corrosion engineering, cathodic protection, and corrosion monitoring business for the protection and preservation of infrastructure. Corrpro provides professional corrosion consulting and cathodic protection engineering services to municipal water, sewer, government agencies, engineering and construction companies, universities, public transportation agencies, major oil companies and gas utilities. Corrpro Companies is a subsidiary of Azuria Water Solutions Company.

• Responsible for the execution of annual sales plans to support revenue and profit objectives for the North Central Region for Corrpro

• Define and execute sales strategies and tactics to meet or exceed annual sales plans and quotas to identify, develop, and close new business with Government, municipal water and sewer, engineering and construction, universities and public transportation clients in need of corrosion assessment, corrosion protection design, installation and testing services.

• Manage the business development effort in the North Central territory. Generate, qualify, and close leads for subsequent execution, perform key account planning and maintain favorable business relationships

• Develop and execute bid strategy, provide input into the estimating process, and generate market intelligence for capture plans and proposal preparation

• Assist in the development of marketing communications and product portfolio decisions, coordinate pilot projects and spearhead management of customer service

• Ensure all sales activity and opportunities are up to date in Salesforce, our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system

• Cultivate a comprehensive understanding of the products and services offered by Corrpro. Conduct sales calls and make product/service presentations to meet customer needs

• Be the face of Corrpro at trade conferences and networking events in assigned territory

• Perform account planning to identify, develop, and close business opportunities in support of business plan and strategic objectives

• Recommend proposal and contract prices. Develop bid strategy, provide input into the estimating process, optimize pricing, and develop project teams consisting of internal and external collaborators to acquire and complete profitable projects and contracts

• Generate and document market intelligence for assigned accounts including market size, buying practices, and decision makers

• Provide input into development of marketing communications and product portfolio decisions

• Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual variance reporting to compare actual results against budgets and forecasts

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physical Science, Business, Sales, Marketing, Construction or other related science field required. MBA is an asset.

• 5 years of industrial materials or services business developmentexperience

• Experience selling technical products and serviceswith government, municipal water and sewer, engineering and construction, universities, public transportation or Department of Defense clients preferred

• Knowledge of Corrosion Control / Cathodic Protectionpreferred

• Must be self-motivated, well-organized and a team player able to take initiative and function independently

• Experience calling on and working with top level management and government officials

• Must be able to travel to the potential customer sites extensively

• Strong verbal and written communicator with ability to persuade, motivate and empower clients and co-worker to action required

• Expertise with Salesforce, or other CRM, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Compensation and Benefits: Our company offers a Competitive Salary with Career Growth Opportunities and a Full Benefits Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Quarterly Sales Bonus Potential, Monthly Car Allowance, Matching 401k, Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and much more.

Azuria Water Solutions Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Azuria Water Solutions Company is firmly bound. The company will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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