Business Development Associate (Remote: MA, CT, RI, PA, NY, NH)

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Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s

At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.

Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:

  • Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
  • Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*
  • Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*
  • Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.*
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*
  • Eligibility requirements vary by position.

General Responsibility Reports to assigned B2B Sales and Development Manager.
  • Focus is on new customer acquisition: Generates B2B bulk sales through new and Win Back customers in an assigned territory
  • Utilize company supplied equipment, existing IT systems, and business processes to prepare purchase documents for customers
  • Follows up on all leads to maximize selling efforts
  • Works directly with customers virtually or through visitations at Clubs
  • Ability to work in a fast - paced environment that will include some data entry tasks for preparing customer orders
  • Collaborate with internal departments as needed to satisfy customer needs and requests
  • Execute B2B plans and strategies to accomplish the organizational objectives
Responsibilities:
  • Communicate BJ’s B2B business model and value to new clients
  • Connect with clients in person, via zoom/teams, email, or phone to understand their business model and needs
  • Collect and analyze client data to learn and discern client behavior
  • Build client relationships that maximize sales from the current BJs assortment
  • Effectively deliver B2B promotion tools and resources to clients
  • Collaborate with internal departments and stake holders to facilitate client’s needs and fulfillment
  • Ability to keep accurate customer records
  • Discover and maintain knowledge of BJ’s products, services, and value proposition
  • Resolve client complaints, assist in returns or refunds, and prevent additional issues by improving processes
  • Maintain awareness of client problems to communicate appropriate recommendations to management staff
  • Deliver revenue and profitable margin per the sales targets for your assigned territory
Skills and Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in sales, communications, or related field preferred
  • Bi-lingual preferred
  • Proven verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to collect, track and analyze data to draw insights that can be applied to client’s needs
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Active listening skills
  • Build rapport and collaborate with BJ’s stakeholders, vendors, and clients
  • Be able to learn new ideas and processes
What Does an Account Representative Do?
  • From a list of assigned prospects new leads, discover and qualify potential clients
  • Discover and quote products from BJs assortment
  • Present, close, and process sales orders for clients
  • Ensure client needs are understood and satisfied
  • Build and manage client relationships
  • Grow quarter-over-quarter revenue and margin dollars in an assigned territory.
  • Collect and discern information to ensure BJ’s offerings meet the individual needs of clients
  • Implement B2B strategies and tactics that deliver the entire BJ’s quote-to-cash process in a mutually beneficial, profitable manner
Account Representative Experience and Skill Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 1-2 years proven sales experience
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