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Business Development Manager - Minneapolis St. Cloude

Position Summary:

Designer Greetings, one of the largest greeting card publishers in North America, is currently seeking a Business Development Mansager covering the St. Cloude area .

Responsibilities include management and expansion of existing business, overseeing and working with store service merchandisers, and prospecting and closing new business in the independent grocery, drug and specialty shop channels. Position Reports to VP of Sales.

Essential Functions:

· Secures orders from existing and potential customers by means of visiting the customer facility on a regular call cycle basis.

· Oversee and support assigned service merchandisers to verify greeting card department is functioning properly.

· Secures opportunities to quote on customer requirements.

· Follow up (by phone or visit) on quotations submitted to customers.

· Establishes professional customer/vendor relationship with appropriate customer personnel (purchasing, quality assurance, management, and other key personnel.

· Performs all assigned duties in the assigned sales territory.

· Provides a territory sales forecast on a monthly basis.

Additional Responsibilities:

· Performs any directly related appropriate duties assigned by the VP of Sales.

· Keeps management informed of competition as well as progress to established goals.

Job Qualifications

· Wholesale or retail sales and/or merchandising representative with at least 3-5 years of experience (prior experience in greeting card or gift industry a plus).

· Ability to work in a high-intensity, fast-paced environment

· Ability to meet physical demands of jobs, including lifting, standing and walking,

· Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, self-starter, sense of urgency, personable and well organized.

· Willingness to travel extensively by car and occasionally by air.

This position is ideally based in the Columbus, OH area.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Business development: 3 years (Preferred)
• Sales: 3 years (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Required)

Work Location: On the road

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Prescription drug insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Travel requirement:

• Up to 100% travel

Ability to Relocate:

• Minneapolis, MN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road