Senior Business Development Manager, Education
At a glance
Senior Business Development role at ABM US. Omaha · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Win meetings with K-12 and higher-education financial decision-makers, then guide prospects through the full sales cycle
- Research territories, qualify prospects, and build sales plans aimed at reaching or exceeding annual quotas
- Assess client finances and operating budgets to shape bundled facility, technical, and financial proposals
- Sell complex energy offerings with guaranteed savings while developing durable client relationships
- Keep Salesforce.com pipeline and activity records current throughout the sales process
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least five years selling complex facility services or performance contracts
- Working knowledge of public finance, school funding, operating budgets, financial statements, and energy regulations
- Strong proposal writing, presentation, negotiation, closing, and verbal communication skills for education clients
- Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Salesforce, Capital Generation Tool, and ECM Matrix
Who this fits
You’ll suit a senior seller who can engage C-suite education stakeholders, explain complex financial strategies, and speak confidently to large audiences. The role requires collaboration with Operations, independent work in a fast-moving environment, confidentiality, firm-deadline execution, and comfort managing complex opportunities. Experience with K-12 schools or colleges and universities is especially relevant.
From the employer
This Sr. Business Development Manager will 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 by collaborating with C-suite level stakeholders and advocating within an organization to understand needs and then turn that into a vision for a comprehensive solution. This position will be well versed in public finance, school funding, and financial acumen and will demonstrate an ability to navigate a complex selling environment, with a special emphasis is placed on building advanced financial strategies that overcome gaps and pressures within the client’s operating budget.
You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.
Benefit Information:
Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit Recruiting Flyer - Staff & Mgmt
Secure appointments with K12 and Higher Education 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.
Maintain good understanding of client finances and client financial statements.
Secure key opportunities through financial agreements.
Maintain thorough and current 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 for the customer.
Communicate, council, and sell at all levels of an education organization.
Be THE advocate for 100% referenceable clients relating to this value proposition.
Execute the sales process to cultivate and manage long-term relationships and sell large, complex, bundled energy solution offerings with guaranteed savings.
Maintain accurate records within Salesforce.com as the primary means of managing sales pipeline and activity.
Special projects and other duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Experience:
5+ years of experience selling complex facilities services and/or performance contracts.
Experience selling into markets such as K-12 Education and Colleges/Universities is highly preferred.
Other:
Extensive knowledge of proactive prospecting at the financial decision-making level of K12 and HED
Ability 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, and 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
Demonstrated sales lead development and account cultivation skills, including effective negotiation and closing techniques.
High level of motivation and professionalism.
Analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
Ability to prioritize projects and execute and deliver key objectives in a timely manner.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, results-oriented environment.
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