Business Development Specialist - Automotive Refinish, Minneapolis / St.Paul
At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at BASF. Southfield · $90,000–$100,000 base.
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Build local sales by finding collision shops, assessing their needs, and pursuing opportunities across your assigned market
- Generate and qualify leads, forecast potential, close deals, and recommend additional products or services
- Split your time between winning new business and maintaining relationships with shops and distribution partners
- Keep existing accounts, build trust, and increase sales across Minneapolis and St. Paul territory
What you bring
- Field sales, territory management, and customer relationship experience are required
- Bring strong interpersonal ability, relationship-building skill, and value-based selling experience
- Collision-industry experience is preferred, while a bachelor’s degree is preferred or relevant experience with a high school diploma is acceptable
- You must already have full-time work authorization in the United States
Who this fits
This role suits a field seller who can protect existing customer relationships while actively pursuing new collision-repair business. You’ll work across Minneapolis and St. Paul, travel half the time, and use a company car. The role pays $90,000 to $100,000 per year.
From the employer
Now hiring! Business Development Specialist - Minneapolis/St.Paul
** Field Role: Minneapolis/St.Paul / Company Car provided
Minneapolis, MN
We are looking for a Business Development Specialist to join our Refinish team in Minnesota.
Come create chemistry with us!
Surventis Automotive Refinish offers high-quality refinish paint brands and paint-related products to body shops from around the world. Our solutions are approved by the world’s leading automotive manufacturers for the repair of their vehicles. We provide collision centers with a vast array of solutions that help drive their business performance and efficiency. At the heart of our business are our people and our trainers who take care of our customers’ needs, including car painting skills, advanced body shop management solutions, and sophisticated management solutions.
As a Business Development Specialist based in Minneapolis/St.Paul Minnesota with the ability to travel 50% of the time, you will work with automotive collision repair shops and distribution partners to grow our market share.
As a Business Development Specialist - Minneapolis/St.Paul, you create chemistry by...
- Executing the business strategy and driving sales growth in the local markets through identifying customers and market needs within your assigned market responsibility.
- Increasing sales growth by developing market potential through forecasting, lead generation, qualification, closing sales and recommending new products and services (70% of the role will be focused on adding new business).
- Managing existing relationships and developing new ones.
- Establishing trust and value in our ever-changing industry.
- Retaining business and driving sales growth.
If you...
- Have a Bachelor’s Degree (preferred). HS Diploma is acceptable with relevant work experience.
- Are experienced in field sales, territory management, and customer relations
- Have experience in the collision industry (preferred), strong interpersonal skills, robust relationship-building and value-based selling skills
- Are a solid professional who will value our current customer base while also being aggressive to win new Surventis business
Privacy statement
Surventis takes security & data privacy very seriously. We will never request financial information of any kind via email, private text message or direct message on any social medial platform or job board. Furthermore, we will never send a candidate a check for equipment or request any type of payment during the job application process.
Pay transparency
Surventis is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive Pay Range for this role is $90,000 - $100,000. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Equal employment opportunities
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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