ABM (NYSE: ABM) is a leading provider of facility solutions with revenues of approximately $6.4 billion and over 130,000 employees in 300+ offices deployed throughout the United States and various international locations. ABM’s comprehensive capabilities include electrical & lighting, energy solutions, facilities engineering, HVAC & mechanical, janitorial, landscape & turf, mission critical solutions and parking, provided through stand-alone or integrated solutions. Founded in 1909, ABM provides custom facility solutions in urban, suburban and rural areas to properties of all sizes — from schools and commercial buildings to hospitals, data centers, manufacturing plants and airports.

Job Title

Business Development Manager

Education

High School or GED

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Category

Sales

Job Type/ FLSA Status

Salaried Exempt

Travel Required

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Shift Type

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Position Summary
The Business Development Manager\'s objective is to use our proven sales methodologies to demonstrate ABM’s value to potential customers and provide them with the correct solution for their facility that will improve their financial and operational performance. This is done through: heavy prospecting and networking in the local market to set first calls, listening to the customer’s needs, using our sales process and tools, and closing deals in a timely and professional manner. The ideal candidate will be able to \"paint a picture\" of success and become a consultant to the \"needs\" of the customer. Our company is driven to develop successful business relationships by making a difference, every person, every day. 
 

Essential Duties

• Proactively seek out new business opportunities by conducting cold call activities to perspective customers, calling on current customers, and networking to secure first appointments at with existing building owners at the decision maker level.
• Partner with businesses to help coauthor unique and outside-the-box solutions to help them uncover hidden profits in their HVAC systems.
• Develop risk-mitigation strategies to extend the HVAC system\'s lives and assist the partners in budgeting for future projects by eliminating costly emergency service calls.
• Benchmark partner\'s facilities to target inefficiencies using a database of 7,000+ buildings to see where they stack up against other businesses in their industry and area.
• Develop and maintain strong business partnerships with the purpose of gaining the client’s trust, meeting their objectives, and delivering value added solutions.
• Perform site surveys and pricing for HVAC equipment and systems.
• Build financial and life cycle analyses with our tools, to quantify value from the customer’s perspective
• Generate and deliver impactful proposals with professional executive level presentations that lead to signed contracts.
• Participate in sales and industry training, and converting that training to sales results.
• Coordinate and cooperate with other member of the operations and sales team in the branch location to ensure the customer’s needs are achieved.
• Track all sales activities in Salesforce.com.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Job duties may be modified at any time.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or additional related experience
• Must possess a demonstrated record of success in selling project services, facility solutions, or other value-added services to end user customers 
• Leadership of your customer engagements along with the desire, ability, and skills to manage the entire sales cycle is critical
• Must be self-disciplined, results driven, and accustomed to winning sales awards through consistent high performance
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficiency in Salesforce preferred