Sales Development Manager

Are you a hungry and aggressive Sales Manager ready for a new challenge?

In this exciting position you will be customer and product sales- oriented focused on growing customer base and acquiring new customers and successfully promote the brand and expand sales of our innovative line of load securement products, including blocking & bracing, freight damage prevention and employee safety solutions for over-the-road, ocean, and intermodal shipments.

Responsibilities:
• Become an expert in product offerings and value proposition to prospects
• Identify prospects, develop, manage, and grow recurring, profitable sales with accounts
• Pursuing leads and moving them through the sales cycle
• Researching, planning, and implementing new target market initiatives
• Developing quotes and proposals for prospective clients
• Learn and utilize IT systems and procedures
• Customer service, partnership development and customer retention
• Sales Tactics and Methods – Phone (inbound and cold calling), customer visits, Email, social media along and other electronic B2B communications
• Customer onboarding
• Travel to HQ for training & quarterly Sales/Company meetings.

Requirements:
• An innate hunger to research, identify and secure new business.
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience in transportation, distribution, warehouse, or general sales experience.
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office 365 as well as CRM knowledge and experience.
• Strong project management, organizational and time management skills.
• Critical thinker, and a problem solver.
• Ability to adjust and set priorities to meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and training skills
• Self-motivated with ability to drive projects, but also team-chemistry inclined.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of time; ability to work in a standard office environment; may be exposed to outdoor conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 45 lbs. and install products, which may require bending, stooping, knelling etc.

This is a direct hire with a base salary and commission!
Location: South Bend, IN ( REMOTE)

Headquartered in North Central Indiana and founded in 2009, TalentSource is a sole source recruiting firm offering an awesome team of subject matter experts in talent acquisition! We are recruiting generalists and provide professional job placement in a wide range of disciplines and industries, including temporary and perm placement, payroll, and specialty staffing solutions to a wide variety of top notch clients! TalentSource is committed to establishing a long-term relationship with both their clients and candidates. They achieve their mission of providing superior customer service through customized talent solutions, with an emphasis on quality and continuous improvement. To learn more about TalentSource please visit us at www.talentsourcestaffing.com! TalentSource is an Equal Opportunity Recruiting Firm. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.