Business Development Associate
The Business Development Associate will help grow our B2B channel by signing up new trade accounts and energizing the newly-enrolled trade partners to maximize their value. The primary means of engagement will be via outbound phone calls with email and text follow-ups. Lumens is looking for someone who can efficiently develop great relationships with prospects and customers through those channels.
The Opportunity:
Lumens is expanding its foundational go-to-market team for its B2B business that sells to the trade (interior designers, architects, contractors, etc.). We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Business Development Associate to help us grow our B2B segment. This individual will play a crucial role in increasing the pipeline of new sales opportunities among the Architect and Designer (A&D) community.
Responsibilities:
- Tasked with speaking to every new lead that comes into our program
- Make 75+ outbound calls a day to build client base
- Verify lead or account is eligible for trade partnership
- Probe inactive or new accounts to determine where they are purchasing, what pricing they are getting, and how we can earn their business
- Respectfully communicates with the department supervisors, other Business Development Associates, and Trade Account Managers
- Work with Account Managers, introducing qualified and interested clients for the Trade Account Manager to engage with
- Handles customers with care, empathy, and sincerity regarding their issues
- Performs other duties as assigned by management
- Successfully manage and overcome prospect objections
- Understanding a lead’s needs and effectively communicating how Lumens’ brands can meet them
- Defining the pre-sales process and consistently using NetSuite / other technology systems to document prospect interaction ensuring efficient lead management
- Ensure 100% satisfaction with all customers
Key Performance Metrics:
- Meet and exceed leads worked, enrollment & activation targets
- Drive retention / recurring revenue
Qualifications:
- Previous experience with the design, home furnishing or lighting industries is preferred
- Four-year degree or relevant work experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
- Previous sales and/or Business Development experience required, particularly in outbound / sales development
- Consistent measurable over-achievement in past experiences
- High-energy, passionate, friendly, and a positive attitude
- Technically-savvy: Familiarity with NetSuite, SalesLoft, and other tech systems is preferred
- Entrepreneurially driven and capable of advising best practices
- Ability to forge strong business relationships over the phone
- Competitive and rigorously focused on results
- Understands e-commerce and retail
- Resourceful and self-driven with strong work ethic
- Strong analytical skills – able to organize data to identify opportunities
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Sales and service mindset
- Loves design, real estate, or consumer products
Location: Sacramento, CA
Compensation: $19/hr + Commission
Benefits: access to health & other benefits + 401K + 3 weeks annual paid time off