Business Development Specialist

Our Company

Since 1983, Phoenix Textile has been working with long-term, acute, and institutional facilities across the country to promote nurturing and healing environments. We understand the rapidly changing healthcare industry and remain committed to providing our customers with the right solutions to meet their needs.

Our customer-focused approach extends throughout our organization. From our President, Linda Haberstroh, to our locally based sales professionals, our customers can count on us for information to help them make smart decisions that support the way they work - and their bottom line. We listen. We share expert advice. We offer options to meet specific needs, whether it's a routine linen order, a fully customized apparel program, or a complex interior design project, Phoenix Textile is there to help with the right combination of exceptional products and outstanding service.

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Ability to interact with suppliers, sales staff, and other company personnel in a manner that promotes customer retention and creates a positive work culture reflective of Phoenix's commitments.
• Goal/results oriented.
• Likes to work in a collaborative manner.
• Use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems. Must possess the ability to foresee, react, and offer solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in an oral and written manner.
• Time management: the ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to provide resolution to customer issues through problem solving and decision-making skills.
• A thorough and in-depth understanding of computer software and programs utilized by Phoenix.
• Ability to present multiple product lines over the phone, email, GoToMeeting, and comparable devices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Remotely call on senior living communities within an assigned market to sell products.
• Leverage technology with the goal of establishing and nurturing customer relationships by making connections with key decision makers.
• Make sales presentations to multiple decision-makers over the phone, email, or GoToMeeting - leading to new account activations, product, and program sales.
• Build relationships with staff - Presenting/selling new products and maintaining existing business.
• "Close" business development opportunities.
• Prepare bids and price quotes, submitting orders - following up on delivery times, addressing mis shipments, product exchanges, credit and invoice related inquiries.
• Work interdepartmentally to expedite open orders.
• Cold call with intent to develop new markets
• Provide competitive information such as bid situations, pricing data, or bundling arrangements in order to establish negotiated pricing contracts for assigned products.
• Improve product knowledge and sales techniques.

Phoenix Textile Corporation abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 6-1.4(a) , 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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