WESCO

Business Development Associate

Posted on: 7 Feb 2022

Kansas City, Kansas

Job Description

Job Description

Coordinates with sales, marketing and category management to identify customer lead opportunities and follow a process for developing those leads into potential opportunities.
Provides qualitative and quantitative business development pipeline analysis and ongoing status to management.
Develops and utilizes qualitative and quantitative tools to develop tactical and strategically customer business case, including revenue potential, probability for conversion, costs, risks, and benefits.
Facilitates and maintains relationships with the business unit sales, marketing and category management teams to ensure on-going cultivation of robust pipeline of opportunities established by management.
Responsible for creating and distributing monthly reports summarizing business development and integration activities.
Enhances and maintains standardized approach for collecting information on business profiles including financial background for presenting strategic acquisitions and joint venture candidates to management.

Experience:

2-3 years of knowledge and experience in Financial Service/ Business Development; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills, however fully competent and productive professional contributor
2-3 years of knowledge with Microsoft Office, and ability to perform basic computer skills.

 Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent is required
Bachelors’ Degree or related is preferred

 Skills/Requirements:

Strong analytical skills in finance and accounting, including proficiency in analyzing financial statements and completing financial models is required.
Ability to lead the implementation of small to medium scale projects.  Capable of facilitating meetings and developing detail oriented quality deliverables in support of various business development initiatives is required
Extensive organizational skills with ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment is required
Interpersonal skills with ability to communicate, written and verbal, and interact with all levels of personnel within organization and investment banking partners is required
Ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure is required
Ability to concurrently manage complex and parallel projects that include multiple stakeholders is required
Ability to Identify and clarify/define problems and possible solutions independently is required
Ability to work independently with general supervision, while establishing priorities of others in one or more department, including exercising judgment to make decisions within scope of assigned authority is required

 Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

 Working Environment:

Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. 

 Physical Requirements:

Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require standing and walking for up to 10% of the time. 

 Mental Requirements:

Employee required to organize and coordinate schedules.
Employee required to analyze and interpret complex data.
Employee required to problem-solve. 
Employee required to communicate with the public.

WESCO

Dallas, TX

Since 1922, WESCO has grown and transformed from a division of Westinghouse Electric into an industry-leading Fortune 500 supply chain solutions company. We have relationships with thousands of reputable brands that serve the industrial, contractor, utility, and government markets. These partnerships assure our customers that anything they purchase from us will be proven, reliable, and top quality. 

With 10 distribution centers and roughly 500 branches worldwide, we are a global strategic partner who efficiently and consistently supports our customers’ operations, wherever they are located.

We’re also procurement experts with a passion for service. With our integrated supply, eCommerce, and global account programs, we’re able and ready to help customers streamline their supply chain. We also use our One WESCO strategy to integrate our products, services, and supplier relationships into comprehensive solutions that can have a positive impact on their business.

We have capabilities and expertise to deliver the latest technologies, including:

Industrial networking
Intelligent buildings
Cloud computing
Alternative energy
Broadband communications
Critical infrastructure protection
LED lighting retrofits
Physical security

Here’s the bottom line: regardless of the task, its scale, or location, our experienced and enthusiastic team will help see it through. That hasn’t changed since 1922, and it never will.