Business Development Manager

Bring your technical business development manager experience to a rapidly growing automation and controls provider that can offer you an excellent work/life balance (every other Friday off!), room for upward mobility, and a high level of territory to build out. Take your career to the next level by supporting a skilled team of strategic account managers and project managers. You’ll drive growth across the organization, while earning excellent pay and benefits in a great work environment.

Applied Control Equipment, an Emerson Impact Partner and leading automation and controls provider, is seeking a Business Development Manager to join their team in Portland, OR.

If you have at least 2 years of experience as a business development manager in a technical field or 2-5 years of Valve Technician experience, a stable job history, and the ability to travel between 35% - 50%, Applied Control wants to hear from you! Business development experience in the water/wastewater industry or oil & gas industry is a big plus!

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Why Business Development Managers join the Applied Control team:

Extensive Benefits Package: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, FSA, HSA, Disability, 401(k), Employee Assistance and more!

Generous PTO: You will start off with 16 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays.

Job Stability: Applied Control is a highly stable employer with over a 60-year legacy that will value your skillset and understand your importance to the organization.

Career advancement: Applied Control believes in promoting from within. As they are rapidly growing, they are always looking for key players to promote throughout the company.

Excellent compensation: On target earnings for your first year will be between $85,000 - $115,000/yr, with 65% fixed and 35% variable. If you crush your goals, you can expect to earn even more! If you have the drive, the sky is the limit with Applied Control.

Great work/life balance: You can expect to work a 9-80 schedule, working 80 hours in 9 days. You will have every other Friday off!

Local travel to meet with your customers: Most travel will be within a 5-hour driving distance from your home. You will be traveling in your own vehicle, with Applied Control having a mileage program to reimburse you. Semi frequent overnight travel to neighboring states.

Opportunity to make your mark: This is a highly visible role where you will really get to implement change and make your mark on the organization, and your efforts will never go unnoticed.

Essential duties/responsibilities:

Support Inside Sales as well as Account Manager needs for Systems sales engagement

Support the project management team during the execution phase of a project

Apply solution selling concepts to understand customer needs, help them solve their business issues, and elevate/secure the status of trusted advisor status on behalf of Applied Control

Learn and convey technical information regarding our products and services to internal and external customers

Speak in front of large groups, deliver presentations and demonstrate products/solutions

Build effective long-term relationships with existing and new clients within the Applied Control territory

Lead the development of overall account sales strategy, driving results, and profit margin

Help customers troubleshoot field installations

Able to use electronic tools to size and select products

Participate in industry organizations to enhance perception and expand customer awareness of Applied Control in the community of customers

Candidates must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship please.

External headhunters, please do not contact.

About the Company: Applied Control Equipment is the leading process technology provider in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions because we believe in our mission and our vision. Our professionals develop innovative solutions for our customers in industries essential to daily life: oil & gas, refining, pulp and paper, mining, chemical, food & beverage, alternative fuels, and similar industries. We strive to be the team you trust wherever your operations are.

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