Business Development Manager

Merkle Lawn Care is seeking a highly driven, experienced, and client-focused professional to join our growing business as a Business Development Manager .

The Company

Merkle Lawn Care Company, Inc. encompasses a "customer-oriented" approach to landscaping. As a full service lawn care, landscape, and grounds maintenance contractor servicing the Northern Kentucky / Greater Cincinnati tri-state area, our core intention is to create environments that meet our clients' needs and exceed their expectations. We strive to provide the highest quality service and workmanship in a timely manner, while enhancing the beauty and value of every client's property.

The Opportunity

Growth creates opportunity! We are seeking an A-Player to join our vibrant local business, which is part of a progressive horticultural organization with national reach. As the Business Development Manager, you'll :

• Build the market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.
• Prospect via cold call, email, drop-ins, trade shows and networking in property management groups.
• Utilize Aspire CRM to document and track related information on all opportunities at all pipeline stages.
• Collect property and service data and validate field measurement take-offs for proposal development.
• Present all proposals face to face with the prospect.
• Follow the hand-off process for transitioning the new client to the field operations team.
• Manage all customer communication with proper urgency.

If this sounds exciting to you, we are seeking a leader with these qualifications :

As the Merkle Business Developer, you will enjoy :