Business Development Manager

The Role
 
The Business Development Manager is a multi-dimensional role whose primary responsibility is to increase sales and market share.

This position reports directly to the CEO, will engage heavily with the Managing Partner. Position will also work closely with the Director, Professional Services and team.

Successful onboarding of this role will require close work with our Professional Services team within the first 90 to 120 days in order to learn our business.

Compensation will be partially tied to successful achievement of revenue metrics.

Travel: 25% of time.

Key Responsibilities
 
Developing and managing annual sales plan and results.

·       Executing and delivering on both strategic and tactical levels.

·       Controlling and enhancing the brand's position and messaging effectiveness in the marketplace to attract new prospects.

·       Driving development of the sales pipeline and attaining quarterly goals and sales quota targets.

·       Prospecting for new customers from target account lists, as well as inbound leads.

·       Qualifying, managing, and closing new business.

·       Presenting and demonstrating the Cultivate System and Services to prospective customers.

·       Coordinating new customer implementation plans as needed.

·       Participating in consumer, winery direct and marketing events in order to network.

Maintaining authorship over all sales-related data.

Contributing best practices, collaboration and team spirit with co-workers.

Ensuring a positive prospect/customer experience.
 
Professional Qualifications 
 
Business, Sales and Marketing Experience and Skills:

Minimum of 5 years of business development, sales and marketing experience and results, with a proven track record in evangelistic selling to key business decision makers, selling new technology / SaaS solutions both over the phone and in the field to high end business customers.

Must possess assertive (not aggressive) "hunting" skills and demonstrate all behaviors associated with a high performance sales culture; Must be energetic, optimistic and not easily discouraged.

Must be results oriented, focused on developing and maintaining sales metrics to keep performance on track, and understand that results are the ultimate scorecard.

Must be extremely relationship oriented, win-win oriented and possess strong listening and positioning skills with the ability to understand both internal and external customer requirements and needs in order to effectively articulate options and solutions.

Must possess high integrity (will never compromise integrity in order to close a deal) and be respectful of others’ backgrounds, roots, experience, education, etc.

Must bring strong financial acumen, with a particularly solid understanding of all mechanics that drive revenues, costs and net operating income.
 
Leadership and Team Player Character Attributes:

Must be a strong self-starter with a bias for action and high personal standards that takes clear accountability for personal results and who truly enjoys helping, selling, and working with people.

Must be assertive, respected amongst peers as well as customers and an influencer inside and outside of the organization, especially with teammates, co-workers, prospects and customers.

Must be flexible and able to master ambiguity; Ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on capabilities is essential.

Must have strong willingness to roll up your sleeves and get in the trenches.

Experience with shifting gears from being strategic minded to being tactical.

Is a smart, articulate, positive, energetic, independent thinking, collaborative, committed and inspirational leader, team player and relationship manager who possesses:

·       Highly developed communication, presentation, negotiation, correspondence and decision making skills; must be able to structure both verbal and written communications and command an audience.

·       The ability to spot and energetically pursue emerging opportunities.

·       Personal drive and enthusiasm.

·       A strong work ethic and high integrity.

·       A consultative and solutions oriented approach to business internally and externally, especially with customers.

·       A well developed sense of humor.

Will have a reputation for being a natural pacesetter and your agility, intelligence, resourcefulness and focus on achieving goals and results are the keys to your success.

Embodies interpersonal savvy, creativity, intellectual horsepower, confidence, and resourcefulness...without a big ego.
 
Technical Aptitude

Must have strong technical aptitude and be comfortable working with multiple systems and tools.

Must be able to proactively learn new technologies, business best practices and implement as appropriate.

Must have thorough understanding of web applications, Microsoft Office products and e-mail, as well as strong experience leveraging SFA/CRM systems to improve the quality, predictability and reporting of sales efforts.

Time Management and Multi-tasking Excellence

Effectively manages time and activities on a daily basis; can manage prospecting efforts, sales process pipeline, late stage deals, contracts, and quota to produce predictable business results.

Must have keen prioritization skills and be able to see and make appropriate adjustments based on the business’s needs.

Successful experience working in at least one small, entrepreneurial business is required.

Education
 
MBA or Equivalent preferred, BA or BS minimum.
 
Benefits: 
 
After 90 days: Stipend towards medical and dental insurance. Long and short term disability insurance.  2 Weeks Paid Vacation

After 12 months: Eligibility for 401K plan with Company participation.