Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Salary:
Business Development Representative
BDS Acheson, AB
Full-time | Salary
About Us
BDS is a North American heavy haul and specialized transportation provider offering winch and bed trucks, picker/crane services, RGN/lowbeds, multi-axle configurations, oversized/overweight transport, pilot services, and cross-border logistics. With more than 45 years in the industry, we are expanding our commercial team and seeking a driven Business Development Representative.
Job Overview
The Business Development Representative will focus on generating new business, expanding existing customer relationships, and supporting the full sales cycle using CRM-based tracking and reporting. This is a growth-focused role that requires disciplined pipeline management and consistent customer engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and pursue new business across energy, construction, industrial, manufacturing, modular building, and infrastructure sectors
- Build strong client relationships through calls, meetings, site visits, and follow-up
- Collaborate with dispatch, operations, and management to scope accurate transport solutions
- Maintain all sales activity, leads, opportunities, and account notes in the CRM with high accuracy
- Produce regular CRM-driven reports for leadership, including pipeline status, activity summaries, and forecast updates
- Track customer trends, market opportunities, and competitor activity within the CRM
- Support marketing initiatives, presentations, and onboarding of new customers
- Attend trade shows, industry events, and networking functions to cultivate new leads
Qualifications
- 25 years of business development or sales experience (transportation, heavy haul, logistics, or industrial service sectors preferred)
- Strong understanding of CRM platforms and disciplined pipeline management
- Experience quoting transportation or project-based work is an asset
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working independently
- Valid Class 5 drivers license; clean abstract preferred
What We Offer
- Competitive salary structure with performance incentives
- Comprehensive benefits
- Company vehicle or allowance (depending on structure)
- Supportive operational team and established industry reputation
- Opportunities for advancement as BDS continues to expand
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company car or vehicle allowance (dependent on structure)
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Calgary, AB (T3E): reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Business development: 2 years (required)