Senior Business Development Manager, Education

ABM.Com$75K — $110K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven success in selling complex facilities services and performance contracts.
  • Experience managing lengthy RFP-driven sales cycles.
  • Preferred background in K-12 Education and Higher Education sales.
  • Strong proactive prospecting abilities at the financial decision-making level in educational institutions.
  • Experience with multi-year service contracts valued in the millions.
  • Four-year degree or equivalent experience in Facilities Services.
  • Exceptional writing and communication skills for proposals and presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Secure appointments with K-12 and Higher Education C-suite decision makers.
  • Drive the complete sales process from prospecting to strategy development.
  • Conduct research to formulate a sales strategy for territory marketing.
  • Understand client financial statements for better service proposals.
  • Identify and sell complex financial and technical solutions to clients.
  • Ensure advocacy for clients, enabling them to become referenceable cases.
  • Assist clients in developing tailored solutions to their specific needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Sales incentive program to reward performance.
  • Auto allowance for work-related travel expenses.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are looking for a Sr. Business Development Manager to join our Education Solutions team to continue the growth of our business in the K-12 and Higher Education markets.

The Sr. Business Development Manager objective is to demonstrate ABM's unique value to potential customers and provide them with facility assessments and proposals that address funding gaps and provide creative solutions to operating budget shortfalls. This is done through C-suite level interaction / customer advocating within an organization to understand their needs and then turn that into a vision for a comprehensive solution. This position requires the Sr. Business Development Manager to be well versed in public finance, school funding and financial acumen and to demonstrate an ability to navigate a complex selling environment. Special emphasis is placed on building advanced financial strategies that overcome gaps and pressures within the client's operating budget.

Pay: $75,000.00 to $110,000.00 + Sales Incentive Program + Auto Allowance

The pay listed is the salary range for this position, an estimate and not guaranteed. Any specific offer will vary based on applicant's experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

Benefits: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM's benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits | Staff & Management

Responsibilities

Job Requirements:
  • High level of motivation and ability to secure appointments with K12 and Higher Ed - C level decision makers
  • Drive sales process, from start to finish, prospecting the opportunities and clients and developing sales strategy.
  • Perform the necessary research to qualify and develop a sales strategy for a specific territory marketing plan intended to secure sales at or above annual quotas
  • Good understanding of client finances and ability to read and understand client financial statements
  • Secure key opportunities through financial agreements
  • Thorough understanding of energy conservation and energy governing laws/regulations
  • Identify, qualify, develop and sell complex, bundled financial, facility and technical solutions
  • Assist in developing the right solution/need for the customer
  • Ability to communicate, council, and sell at all levels of an Education organization but with extensive acumen at the "C" suite: Superintendents and business managers (K12) Presidents, CFOs, COOs, VPs of Finance, Treasurers (HED).
  • Be THE advocate for 100% referenceable clients relating to this value proposition.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
  • Proven success in selling complex facilities services and/or performance contracts
  • Successful experience managing very long RFP driven sales cycles
  • Experience selling into markets such as K-12 Education and Colleges/Universities is highly preferred
  • Extensive knowledge of proactive prospecting at the financial decision-making level of K12 and HED
  • Experience selling multiyear service-related contracts with annual values in the millions
  • Four-year degree, but additional years of experience in the Facilities Services industry can be a substitute
  • Must be able to produce a persuasive proposal through exceptional writing skills as required for all RFP's, RFQ's, contracts, and all other forms of written communication to the client.
  • Must have strong written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and computer skills in in MS PowerPoint, Word & Excel
  • Must be comfortable with speaking to large audiences
  • Ability to understand operating budgets
  • Ability to collaborate with an Operations Team, meet firm deadlines and quarterback the team so they do the same
  • Ability to master ABM financial tools; Salesforce, Capital Generation Tool, ECM Matrix


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