Business Development Representative

Verstela
Aurora +2 more
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to relationship-driven, proactive individuals working in a local business development setting, with a focus on outbound sales and client engagement in the Aurora, Bolingbrook, or Elgin areas.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in outbound sales or SDR roles who thrive on initiating conversations and building rapport with business leaders
    — “If you’re energized by building relationships, opening doors, and turning a cold prospect into a real business conversation”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with a structured, metrics-driven approach and can consistently meet weekly appointment goals
    — “Success will be measured by your ability to consistently meet weekly new client appointment goals”
  • People who enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment and value celebrating collective achievements
    — “Enjoy a supportive team atmosphere where individual and collective achievements are celebrated”

Things to consider

  • The role requires regular in-person client visits and travel within the local market area
    — “Visit prospective clients in person through regular market canvassing and drop-ins”
  • The position likely involves a full-time commitment due to the steady Monday to Friday schedule
    — “Enjoy a stable Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm schedule”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your adaptability and willingness to try different approaches when initial outreach fails
    — “trying something different when the first approach doesn’t work”
  • Showcase your tech proficiency with Microsoft Office and eagerness to learn new tools quickly
    — “Proficient in MS Word, and Outlook, and quick to learn new software”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • creating qualified opportunities for the local sales team
  • consistently meeting weekly new client appointment goals
  • generating strong prospect engagement
Typical background
at least 1 year of experience in a metrics driven role

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales And/or Metrics ExperienceGo-getter AttitudeResilienceTech SavvinessCommunication Pro

Preferred

Sales And/or Metrics Experience In Retail, Hospitality, SDR Or Outbound Sales

Stack & domain

SalesMetricsMS WordOutlookCommunicationRelationship BuildingResilienceCuriosityEntrepreneurial Drive

About the role

Original posting from Verstela via Greenhouse

At Verstela, we don’t just fill jobs—we create success stories for the talent, clients and communities we serve.

Our guiding principle is simple: we are successful when we help others become successful.

Year after year, we're named to ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing list, a testament to our ongoing commitment to service excellence and customer satisfaction.

Position Overview: 

If you’re energized by building relationships, opening doors, and turning a cold prospect into a real business conversation, this could be a great opportunity for you.

As a Business Development Representative, you’ll help drive growth for our West Chicago Verstela market by identifying prospective clients, starting conversations, and scheduling discovery meetings for our sales and branch leadership teams.

This is a highly active, outbound sales role. You’ll spend your time making calls, connecting with prospects through email and social media, visiting businesses in person, and finding creative ways to build relationships. Success in this role comes from consistency, curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to do what it takes to get the conversation started.

You will:

Prospect and identify new business opportunities within your assigned market.

Initiate conversations with business leaders to schedule appointments for our branch teams.

Visit prospective clients in person through regular market canvassing and drop-ins.

Find creative ways to provide value and build relationships

Meet daily and weekly targets in a rewarding environment.

What Success Looks Like

Your primary focus is creating qualified opportunities for the local sales team. Success will be measured by your ability to consistently meet weekly new client appointment goals, generate strong prospect engagement, and schedule meetings that turn into meaningful sales conversations.

What We Offer:

Growth Opportunities: Regular check-ins with your manager, a supportive team environment and opportunity for advancement.

Steady Schedule: Enjoy a stable Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm schedule.

Team Spirit: Enjoy a supportive team atmosphere where individual and collective achievements are celebrated.

Full Benefits Package: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, a Health Savings Account, virtual care, and life and long-term disability insurance.

Additional Perks: Paid time off, office snacks, birthdays off, and paid community service time

You have:

Sales and/or Metrics Experience: At least 1 year of experience in a metrics driven role (retail, hospitality, SDR or outbound sales are all encouraged to apply)

Go-Getter Attitude: Eager to build rapport with prospective clients, call and drop-in to achieve goals.

Resilience: You know it takes some “no’s “ to get to a yes

Tech Savviness: Proficient in MS Word, and Outlook, and quick to learn new software.

Communication Pro: Strong verbal and written communication skills to engage effectively with decision-makers.

You’ll Thrive Here If You Are:

Competitive and goal-oriented, but also relationship-driven. You enjoy the challenge of getting someone’s attention, finding the right approach, and creating an opportunity where one didn’t exist before. You’re comfortable picking up the phone, walking into a business, trying something different when the first approach doesn’t work, and staying focused on the end goal.

Most importantly, you bring a “Whatever It Takes to Win” mindset and enjoy being part of a team that celebrates results.

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Location: Elgin, Bolingbrook or Aurora (Onsite) with travel to local clients and meetings

Pay: $27.00-$29.00 per hour + monthly bonus opportunities. Target Average Annual Earnings: Approximately $70,000

Benefits

Medical, Dental Vision 

Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Employee Wellness Program

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Consumer Discount Program Membership

401(K) Retirement Plan with Employer Match

8 Paid Holidays

15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) the first year

3 days of Paid Community Service Time (CTO)

3 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, plus PTO match of up to 3 weeks

Want to Take the Next Step?  

If you're passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an organization that's consistently in the top 2% of staffing companies nationwide, we invite you to join us on our mission of creating success stories daily.

Source: Verstela careers (Greenhouse)

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