Business Development Representative
Overview
Based in Chicago, BenchPrep enables the world's leading education, training, and assessment companies build and deliver best-in-class online learning programs. The company’s innovative enterprise SaaS learner success solutions are disrupting the exam prep, continuing education, certification and credentialing markets by providing an unmatched learning experience. Customers include ACT, Becker Professional Education, AAMC, CFA Institute, ProLiteracy, HR Certification Institute, Hobsons, McGraw Hill Education, OnCourse Learning, GMAC, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. More than 3 million learners have used BenchPrep’s platform to attain academic and professional success.
We work hard, eat well, and have lots of fun. We work at BenchPrep because we're dedicated to its mission and approach each day as an opportunity to be challenged and learn. We are looking for high performing and motivated professionals who are excited about the chance to leverage technology to impact the lives of millions of learners.
As the BenchPrep sales team continues to grow, we are in need of a Business Development Representative to support our Enterprise Solution Managers in prospecting, appointment setting, and helping to create demand for the BenchPrep platform. We are looking for someone with a great attitude who is ready to take on researching and prospecting potential customers, who can be successful in initial outreach to get meetings and demos scheduled, can partner with others to create and deliver sales presentations, and most importantly, is engaged and eager to learn. Joining our collaborative sales team will give you the opportunity to gain experience in the learning industry from the ground up, with the opportunity to be promoted to a full sales role.
This position will be located in our Chicago office.
Responsibilities
- Uncover and identify potential leads through research, cold calls, and pre qualified lead lists.
- Understand business drivers, and be able to position BenchPrep as a solution to current business issues, building a base for our value proposition
- Schedule meetings for Enterprise Solution Managers, and partner with team members to create and execute customized demos and presentations
- Build and maintain business relationships with prospects
- Use our CRM system to accurately maintain prospect and customer data, manage activities and current lead funnel
- Create and sustain a solution based sales atmosphere with prospects
Skills & Qualifications
- 1-3 years of prospecting and cold lead generation preferred, but not necessary for the right candidate
- Excellent prospecting skills
- Proven ability to generate qualified leads through cold calling and cold emails
- Ability to work independently and on a team
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Have excellent communication skills
- Are able to work well in a dynamic, fast paced, ever changing environment
- Can effectively conduct presentations over the phone and through the web
- Strong work ethic and adaptable to changes
- Think like an owner, and demonstrate drive, initiative, energy, and a sense of urgency.
Benefits
- This is an entry level lead generation position with the potential to grow towards a full sales role.
- Be able to make a significant impact by helping millions learn better and faster.
- Opportunity to help world-class organizations reinvent their learning strategy.
- Work with a smart, committed and fun group of professionals.
- Competitive salary, commission, stock options, and 401K.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Fully-stocked kitchen and catered daily lunches.
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