Senior Business Development Manager

ABM Industries

Houston, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Advertising, Brand Marketing (Branding), Budget Management, Business Development, Cold Calling Skills, Commercial Real Estate, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Custodial Services, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Retention/Renewal, Customer Support/Service, Database Administration, Direct Marketing, Distribution Services, Facilities Engineering, Financial Planning, Leadership, Manufacturing Management, Marketing Campaign, Online Marketing, Operational Strategy, Organizational Skills, Persuasion Skills, Pest Control, Pricing, Property Management, Proposal Writing, Regional Sales, Request for Proposals (RFP), Sales, Sales Closing Skills, Sales Pipeline, Sales Presentation, Sales Proposals, Sales Prospecting, Salesforce.com, Set Goals, Solution Sales, Strategic Planning, Technical Marketing, Technical Strategy
LOCATION
Houston, TX
POSTED
10 days ago

Overview

The primary role of the Senior Business Development Manager in the Manufacturing and Distribution industry vertical is to prospect for new clients/business by networking, cold calling, advertising or other means of generating interest from potential clients. They must then plan persuasive approaches and pitches that will convince potential clients to do business with ABM. They are also required to grow and retain existing accounts by presenting new solutions and services to clients. Business Development Managers work with mid and senior level management, marketing, and technical staff. Strategic planning is a key part of this job description, since it is the business manager’s responsibility to develop the pipeline of new business coming in to ABM. This requires a thorough knowledge of the market, the solutions/services ABM can provide, and of ABM’s competitors. 

Essential Functions:  

  • Develop and execute short and long-term sales plans, maintain present sales, attract and connect with new prospects, create proposals, respond to RFPs, and facilitate and close new business.  
  • Own the information base on prospective clients within the territory.  
  • Use ABM-branded marketing materials to create detailed, customized, innovative, and lively proposals.  
  • Research a customer's existing facility solutions and programs and schedule a bid walk of the facility with the prospect.  
  • Include operations teams in strategic & financial planning and execution.  
  • Negotiate contracts, close the deal, and manage the transition to operations to ensure the proposal commitments are delivered.  
  • Position yourself within your territory as a leader in your field. Establish a diverse network of relationships that reflect the ABM Way. Include people of influence within our industry, key community partners, strategic partners, and prospective clients.  
  • Maintain database for the territory using Salesforce.  
  • Effectively manage the assigned budget.  
  • Support the company’s online and direct marketing campaigns.  
  • Monitor bid schedules and understand the competition in the marketplace fully.  
  • Assist in training in both formal and informal situations as needed.  
  • Develop a network of skilled and informed operators. Partner with them to ensure understanding of prospects, clients, and your sales territory.   
  • Assist the corporation with competitive intelligence.  
  • 8+ years in Business Development and Sales.  
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.  
  • Aptitude or experience with facility engineering solutions sales.  
  • Must be willing to live in the area.  
  • Hunter mentality with services sales experience required.  
  • Facility services, janitorial, commercial real estate, or other related field preferred.  
  • Relevant and immediate sales contacts preferred.  
  • Work well under pressure to meet established goals.  
  • Salesforce or other CRM & Excel preferred.  
  • Proven ability to lead and manage a diverse work force, collaborate with operations, other departments, and teams.  
  • Strength in writing and presenting compelling, detailed, sales proposals.  
  • Experience pricing labor within proposals preferred.  
  • Well organized and able to handle multiple proposals and processes simultaneously.  
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.  

Minimum Requirements  
•    5+ years in Business Development and Sales.  
•    Bachelor’s degree or significant related experience.  
•    Hunter mentality with services sales experience required.  
•    Manufacturing/Distribution Facility Services Sales (janitorial, engineering, parking management, security, fire protection, pest control, etc.)   
•    Relevant and immediate sales contacts within the territory preferred, i.e. JLL, CBRE, CW, or other property management & owners.  
•    Work well under pressure to meet established goals.  
•    Salesforce or other CRM & Excel preferred.  
•    Proven ability to lead and manage a matrixed and diverse workforce, collaborate with operations, other departments, and teams.  
•    Strength in writing and presenting compelling, detailed, sales proposals.  
•    Well organized and able to handle multiple proposals and processes simultaneously.  
•    Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision 

 

Benefit Information:

 

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit Recruiting Flyer - Staff & Mgmt

About the Company

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ABM Industries

ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.

We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.

Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.

Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.

With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.

With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.

ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Business Services - Other
FOUNDED
1909
WEBSITE
http://www.abm.com/