Business Development Representative I - West Coast

AvidXchange, Inc. is a leading provider of accounts payable automation software and payment solutions for middle-market businesses. The Business Development Representative will manage account-based strategies, conduct high-volume prospecting, and collaborate with internal teams to generate leads and build a strong sales pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for executing high volume prospecting efforts daily, including phone, email, and social media outreach, to generate qualified leads
• Responsible for gaining a product and industry expertise to effectively convey the value of AvidXchange’s Automated A/P solutions
• Responsible for conducting online research on respective account’s organizational structure, leadership changes, and key needs and then leverage those insights to develop messaging and content for outbound communications
• Identify new key contacts (including contact information) from target buying centers not in the salesforce automation (SFA) system, marketing automation platform (MAP) or customer data platform
• Responsible for qualifying leads from marketing campaigns as sales opportunities
• Responsible for quickly establishing rapport with prospect's (up to C-Suite level) and understanding their needs in order to overcome objections and suggest appropriate products/services
• Teamwork is must! Collaborate continuously with internal stakeholders (including Marketing, Account Managers, Account Executives, etc.) to build and execute on aggressive prospecting strategies
• Schedule online product demonstrations for an assigned Account Executive or Account Manager
• Meet or exceed sales goals and other KPI’s monthly
• Proactively seek new business to build a strong pipeline outside of generated leads in respective vertical

Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with prospects, including senior-level executives
• Ability to recognize the right people to target and engage within a named account
• Ability to interpret data from first- and third-party sources to personalize outbound communications
• Time management skills, as well as the discipline and energy to maintain the quality of multiple activities
• Identifies business drivers for change within a targeted market, vertical and prospects
• Uses information, facts & resources to answer a prospects questions and concerns building trust and credibility
• Applies tactical and strategic standards to set high quality opportunities
• 1+ years of B2B tele prospecting experience with a strong track record is preferred
• Understanding of how to monitor and reach target accounts using tools such as LinkedIn
• Experience in marketing and sales selling complex offerings to accounts with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to see the bigger picture of how a current named account is being supported and articulate that to other parts of the customer organization
• Consultative selling skills (listening, questioning, managing calls, managing objections, closing for next steps)
• Proficient at using tools that drive proficiency in the role. Tools include but not limited to Salesforce, Salesloft, PowerBi, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Demandbase, Zoominfo, Klue
• Creates and uses messaging for generating demand, utilizes an omni channel, multi touch approach and provides thought leadership to stimulate interest
• 1+ years of B2B tele prospecting experience with a strong track record