EJD Business Development Manager - Ozark Region (Hiring Immediately)

EJD Business Development Manager

(1) Opening within the geographic locations listed below. Ideally, we are targeting team members who live within close proximity to Kansas City, MO, and / or Oklahoma City, OK.

The Job

As the Business Development Manager (BDM), you will be responsible for finding and signing new high-value customers for Emery Jensen across our key customer channels : Pro Lumber, Pro Paint and Hardware Stores / Home Centers. This position identifies prospects, develops a pipeline, determines the needs of specific prospects and shares the Emery Jensen value proposition to meet those needs.

The Business Development Manager is an ambassador for Emery Jensen, developing relationships with industry organizations, vendor partners, and prospective customers. This position will also work closely with the Emery Jensen sales team, helping new customers transition to their Territory Managers during the early months after signing customers.

What you will do...

The BDM will have responsibilities for the account throughout the full 12 month sales cycle and will need to communicate effectively with the local Territory Manager to insure the growth of the account to its full potential over this period. The focus of the BDM will be on full-conversion opportunities in which Emery-Jensen will become the primary distributor of hardware, paint and / or fastener products to the prospective retailer.

• Increase top-line sales for Emery-Jensen Distribution but will also be required to target prospective customers and develop a sales approach with company profitability in mind as well. Understanding the return on investment, customer life time value and the basic fundamentals of Emery-Jensen's financial model will be critical in successfully targeting and signing new business.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the 'levers' that create a profitable customer relationship and develop sales approach around optimizing these 'levers'.
• Actively research, pursue and open prospective customers within defined sales channels by clearly articulating and executing on the Emery-Jensen value proposition.
• Maintain a weekly prospect pipeline with measurable results.
• Present Pre / Post Call plan showing measurable and manageable improvement towards conversion of customer.
• Pre-Call : Decision Maker, Business focus, competition, what needs to be accomplished.
• Post-Call : Opportunity, plan for solution, ROI on customer conversion, customer life time value.
• Utilize EJD marketing and merchandising material / initiatives to strategically present solutions to prospective customers.
• Participate in national industry organizations; NRLA, NLBMDA, etc.; attend industry events (shows, roundtables, etc.) with an established approach / communication plan aimed at signing prospective customers; proactive build relationships with field sales teams from national partners : LMC, LBMA, Ben Moore.
• Actively communicate with Territory Managers and develop a plan for transition of newly opened accounts over to appropriate Territory Manager.
• Manage expenses relating to travel, meetings, membership to organizations and conversion resources in accordance with overall expense budgets set by Emery-Jensen.
• Attend industry trade shows with a 'show plan' to further business development efforts.

What you need to succeed...

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Compensation Details :

$98000 - $110000

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace / Emery Jensen Distribution also offers competitive benefits

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Emery Jensen Distribution delivers wholesale products and best-in-class service to independent retailers in the Pro Lumber Yards, Home Centers, Paint, Hardware Stores, Decorating Stores, and E-retailer space. Our goal is to support sustainable and profitable growth for our customers by offering the broadest assortments, best pricing, and most knowledgeable team. We have national scale, a regional focus and the commitment to serve our customers and support each other. Come find out why a career with Emery Jensen Distribution is right for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emery Jensen Distribution is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state / local laws.

Disclaimer

The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual's education, training and experience, the position's work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.

Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Emery Jensen Distribution position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview.

This written Position Description is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic / general essential job functions of a particular position. Emery Jensen Distribution reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity.

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