Business Development Coordinator

Classification

Non-Exempt

General Summary

The Business Development Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Vice President of Business Development and the Business Development Manager by maintaining lead list data including individual person records as well as company records, datamining for new leads and generating sales promotion emails.

Supervision

The Business Development Coordinator position is based in our Washington DC office, reporting to the Vice President of Business Development, who is based in Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Administrative support
  • Regular sales updates in Salesforce, Aptify and excel files including:
    • Contact management
    • Company management
    • Sales tracking
    • Sales follow-up tracking
  • Write copy for a variety of business development sales emails
  • Set up mail merge files including emails and lists from excel and databases
  • Editing promotional material for Business Development team
  • Participate in sales calls as needed
• Sponsorship and Exhibit Sales Tool (eShow)
  • Sponsor and Exhibitor menu set-up and maintenance
  • Confirmed contracts, company and contact information maintenance
• New Lead Generation and Research
  • Datamining various conferences/events for leads
  • Market research and information gathering

Key Skills

• Needed
  • Proficient in excel
  • Ability to respond and work quickly, `with a high level of accuracy
  • Excellent time-management skills
  • Be detail-oriented
  • Ability to write concise, eloquent, and accurate copy
  • Strong customer service skills
• Preferred
  • Proficient in Salesforce
  • Sales forecasting and tracking experience
  • Comfortable working with large sets of data

*Occasional regional area travel may be required.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@fia.org.