Community Development Representative jobs in Springfield, OH

Country: United States (US) 
Location: Springfield, Ohio (US-OH) 
Location details:Opportunity in either Brookfield, WI or Springfield OH 

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name – people committed to providing our customers with lifting equipment and services that lift their businesses. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. 

We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

POSITION TITLE: Sales Lead Development Representative

REPORTS TO: IC AME Marketing Director

Konecranes, a world leading group of Lifting Businesses™, is looking for ambitious, confident, and motivated individuals for our new Sales Lead Development Team based in Brookfield WI USA or in Springfield, OH USA. As an important point of contact to prospects and existing customers, our Sales Lead Development Representatives (SLDRs) are integral with quickly responding to all inbound sales and marketing overhead crane leads. The SLDR will prequalify all leads and collect initial technical requirements from our prospects and forward to local IC Sales Consultants for appropriate sales action. SLDRs will play a key role in providing our organization a key selling advantage by accelerating our lead follow up response times. The SLDR role will also be a development opportunity for those who excel and want to pursue external equipment sales roles within our team.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Manage, prequalify and forward Chat Window leads generated from our AME industrial equipment website pages to local IC sales consultants.
• Respond to KonecranesDirect.com ecommerce site inbound leads, generate quotations and answer technical questions.
• Immediately call and prequalify leads generated from the following inbound lead sources; Crane Advisor, Call Center, Partner Programs, Web form submissions, Channel Suite, Live Channel requests and other lead development programs.
• Collaborates with CTO sales managers and their sales consultants by contacting leads and existing offers.
• Outbound prospecting calls utilizing paid leads database.
• Call equipment leads generated from Service Business Development Representatives.
• Maintains daily activities in customer relationship management tools by tracking calls, emails and interactions with customers during lead development process. 

EDUCATION: 4-year bachelor’s degree, technical studies or proven practical experience is preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Industrial business development, customer service and / or industrial sales experience preferred. Experience with CRM tools is a plus. Must have excellent PC, written and verbal communication skills. Basic understanding of electrical and mechanical principles would be an asset.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must be coachable with a willingness to learn. Must have a desire to be successful and grow in a world class organization with a commitment to excellence, superior relationship building and collaborative capabilities. Must be willing to develop Konecranes sales ethics and values.

Konecranes, Inc. and its affiliates will not accept resumes from external recruiters or agencies without a Service Agreement and Agency Portal submission. Any resumes sent without a Service Agreement and Agency Portal submission with Konecranes, Inc. are void of any fees and free for internal use. Applicable Konecranes data protection obligations are the responsibility of the agency.

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers. We are truly a global company with 16,900 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. For over 80 years, we have been dedicated to improving the efficiency and performance of businesses in all types of industries. We believe that sustainable growth is a result of a strong responsible performance. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Other Protected Category.