Business Development Manager

Description:

Our proprietary software-as-a-service helps automotive dealerships and sales teams better understand and predict exactly which customers are ready to buy, the reasons why, and the key offers and incentives most likely to close the sale. Its micro-marketing engine then delivers the right message at the right time to those customers, ensuring higher conversion rates and a stronger ROI.

What you will do
Proven track record of consistently hitting and exceeding quota
Responsible for market expansion by obtaining new leads in new territories who are interested in a long-term investment in our product
Experience in high velocity sales and has sold within a 30 days close window
Partners with customers to identify challenges and understand their business needs to establish the best solutions that automotiveMastermind can provide
Experience solution selling, as a consultative approach, to buy into a long-term contract that provides a full package of solutions, not individual items
Effectively communicates the value proposition of our product through proposals and presentations at dealerships
Proven experience selling into a challenging customer base
Understands go to market strategy for current and previous products
Will represent the company at conferences, trade fairs, and networking events

Who you are
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Marketing or a related field
5+ years of professional work experience in sales in a luxury retail environment
Auto retail experience is strongly preferred however, if you do not have prior auto retail experience, you must be passionate about cars and understand financing
Significant working experience with CRM tools and reporting
Thinks quickly, works fast, and embraces change
Exceptional oral and written skills
Great at execution: results driven, detail oriented, organized self-starter
Strong business and financial acumen in daily work product
Establishes meaningful relationships and easily builds strong rapports with clients
Experience effectively negotiating and upselling
Proactively solicits feedback, asks questions, and resolves issues in a non-confrontational way
Ability to perform as part of a lager team
Looks at long-term strategic objectives while simultaneously prioritizing individual work to ensure timely delivery
Regularly self-assess with objective evidence and adapts work product to achieve better results
Vested interest in the company’s success and commitment to team
This role requires 75% travel within the region and nationally as needed. Must live near a major airport.