ZEISS Group is a long-established company with over 179 years in the business, focused on innovation and technology across various segments. They are looking for an Internal Business Development Representative to conduct sales calls, identify opportunities, and promote their products and services in a remote capacity.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and qualify leads for opportunities to drive territory growth
- Explore new and creative ways of reaching our customers and increasing business
- Contact declining accounts and re-engage to re-establish lost business
- Create strategic approaches to generate interest in meeting with a field Sales Representative. (BDR)
- Support Open Territories remotely, to meet and exceed sales growth
- Documenting interactions with customers within Salesforce
- Support Marketing and Sales growth initiatives nationwide
- Track and report progress of prospective and new accounts to Marketing and Sales management
- Be part of key initiatives and projects throughout the year
- Establish working relationship with local territory sales team to increase business
- Perform additional tasks as required
- Follow safety standards and report any safety concerns to leadership
- Local Travel | Precent: from 10% to 25%
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in direct sales, telesales, customer support, marketing, or sales support
- Excellent phone presence and ability to speak and communicate ideas clearly
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and analytical skills required
- Customer service experience
- Prefer bachelor's degree or 2-3 years of experience in direct sales, telesales, customer support, marketing, or sales support
- Knowledge of Optical products or experience in optical dispensing
- Optical industry experience preferred
- Working knowledge of Salesforce a plus
- Specific familiarity with ECP & accounts a strong plus
- Experience with a multi-national brand, global company preferred