Business Development Specialist
External
Gspoverheaddoorsolutions · Lake Zurich, ILFull-timeOn-site3w ago
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About the role
For more than 35 years, Overhead Door Solutions, Inc. has proudly served the Chicagoland suburbs with safe, reliable, and affordable garage door and dock solutions. Founded by lifelong friends in 1985, we've grown into the area's trusted provider of residential and commercial installation and repair-while staying true to our roots as a locally owned company that values integrity, expertise, and community. Business Development Representative
Responsibilities
- You don't need industry experience. You need drive, coachability, and the ability to handle rejection without losing momentum. In return, we'll give you real training, real mentorship, and a real path forward.
- Your focus will be identifying opportunities for Preventative Maintenance (PM) programs and service work within commercial and industrial accounts.
- What You'll Do Day-to-Day
- Make outbound calls and send emails to prospective commercial customers
- Re-engage lapsed and inactive accounts
- Identify opportunities for Preventative Maintenance programs and service agreements
- Schedule appointments and site visits for the sales team
- Log activity and manage your pipeline in our CRM
- Support follow-up on quotes and proposals
- Begin building relationships in property management, facilities, and industrial markets
- Participate in ongoing training and coaching sessions
Requirements
- Genuine desire to build a career in sales
- Comfort with high-volume outreach and cold prospecting
- Coachable - you take feedback and apply it
- Self-starter who manages time well without constant direction
- Clear, confident communicator
- Resilient and persistent under pressure
- Basic computer skills; CRM experience is a plus but not required
- What Success Looks Like in Year One
- Consistent outreach volume and appointment generation
- Growing pipeline of PM program opportunities
- Reactivation of dormant accounts
- Demonstrated product and industry knowledge
- Readiness to take on independent sales responsibilities
Benefits
Base + Commission/IncentiveHealth, dental, and vision401(k) with matchingThis isn't a dead-end prospecting job. It's a deliberate starting point.Over your first six months, you'll go through training covering our products, services, and sales process - with hands-on mentorship. As you develop, you'll take on more responsibility. Strong performers move into Sales Representative or Account Executive roles.EEO StatementHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)
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