Business Development Manager

Element has an opportunity for a Business Development Manager responsible for named accounts within a specific geographic area. The Business Development Manager (BDM) is located in Seattle. The BDM will manage and sell into an established book of business as well as develop new business and accounts in a defined geographical area. In this role you will sell the full breadth of Element services within your accounts in order to meet assigned budgets.

Element is a world renown Aerospace Testing Company with clients such as Boeing, SpaceX and Blue Origin.

At Element our shared purpose of 'Making tomorrow safer than today' is what brings us together. We are energized by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us...) apart from the crowd.

Salary: $80K-$100K + Sales Comp

Establish and Proactively maintain a strong professional relationship with key decision makers and influencers within assigned accounts
• Drive Profitable Sales Expansion with a focus on acquiring new and re-engaging with dormant accounts, while growing existing clients
• Gather and Analyze market and industry intelligence, metrics, and trends to determine customer needs
• Represent company at industry association meetings to promote company with services offered
• Prepare reports and presentations showing sales volume by sector, region, location, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion
• Actively utilize CRM to record activities, ensuring contact details are accurate, duplicates are removed, new information is added, and accurate call/visit logs are entered

Is this job for me?

This is a fast-paced environment, and we need someone who is proactive, self-motivated and a team player. The person for this role will be a specialist in their field, respected by all who they work with, keen to learn and enthusiastic in the face of challenge. You will need :

• 5 years of technical experience with Sales responsibilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Dynamics AX and CRM, Word, Excel)
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to meet a variety of communication needs
• Ability to interface with clients, win new work and determine their requirements; helps develops proposals including cost estimates, work plan and terms and conditions
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time; some overnight travel may be required

NOTE: This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, protected person status under 8 U.S.C. * 1324b(a)(3), or U.S. Government export authorization is required. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the employer obtaining the necessary export authorization, including, if required, an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, or other applicable government agency.

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.