Now Hiring - Business Development Manager in Oakbrook Terrace, IL

About the position

The Salem Group, a leading contract / temporary staffing provider, is hiring talented proven sales professionals with expertise and passion for B2B solution -orientated selling. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for establishing and growing new client relationships as well as maintaining current clients. Salem could be your ideal workplace if you are highly driven, energetic, and motivated person who loves sales.

This position offers a competitive salary plus uncapped commissions, candidates that are meeting metrics should expect to earn $80.000-120,000 plus, a year in total compensation the first year

Ramp up and training plan is provided to get you to get you to where you need to be in 7-8 months.

The BDM will drive towards aggressive revenue goals, ultimately contributing to Salem’s growth to $100MM and beyond.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with marketing, to drive pipeline generation and exceed revenue goals.
• Lead in-depth discovery and demonstrate a deep interest in our client’s employment challenges, identify value – driven solutions that will provide staffing solutions and build long term customer engagements.
• Speak comfortably about our various staffing solutions to a broad range of audiences from c-level executives to individual buyers

Requirements:

• 2+years of sales experience in contract/temporary staffing, or other service based consultative non-product sales such as Insurance or Enterprise experience.
• A history of meeting and exceeding sales budgets.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience ideally in business or other applicable disciplines.
• Strong drive to build and cultivate long lasting client relationships and the ability to use oral communication and presentation skills to conduct effective client meetings over the phone virtual platforms and in person.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to hold multiple stakeholders accountable throughout a sales cycle.
• Familiarity with a solution-based approach to selling, have experience managing the sales process and possess excellent presentation and listening skills, organization and contact management capabilities.
• Ability to thrive in an extremely fast-paced, ever changing work environment. You’re able to keep up with a highly motivated team, a market that is growing extremely fast.
• Must be a strategic thinker. You can see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way.
• You are enthusiastic. You exhibit passion and excitement for your work, and you have a can-do attitude.

Benefits

• Substantial base and uncapped commissions
• Excellent benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, voluntary life insurance benefits, PTO, paid holidays, paid day off for your birthday and much more.
• A rewarding career with an industry leading organization recognized year over year as top company to work for in Illinois and Salem is ranked in the top 1% highest performing staffing company in North America for both client and talent satisfaction (seriously, check out our award page)

THE SALEM GROUP PROVIDES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TO ALL QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, ANCESTRY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS, RELIGION, AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER IDENTITY, RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING, SERVICE IN THE MILITARY, OR ANY OTHER CATEGORY PROTECTED BY LAW.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Work Location: One location