Business Development Manager - Performance at VALD in Philadelphia, PA

Job description

• Are you a health professional considering a career change?
• Are you motivated by performance, accountability, and the challenge of building something within a defined territory?
• If you have a sports performance background — Exercise Physiologist, Sports Scientist, Strength & Conditioning, or similar — and are hungry to learn the craft of consultative field sales, this Business Development Manager (BDM) role at VALD may be the next step in your career.
• This is a FIELD SALES role with defined territory ownership.
• While this position is considered “remote” in that VALD does not operate a local office in every territory, this is not an inside sales or work-from-anywhere role. Business Development Managers are expected to spend time in the field meeting clients, performing product demonstrations, and developing relationships across their assigned territory.
• The Business Development team are on the front line for VALD. As part of a truly global team, you will attend conferences and perform product demonstrations (both in-person and teleconferences) in clinical, performance, and tactical settings. You'll set up and oversee product trials, nurture new leads and look for new opportunities for VALD.
• With an education-based approach to sales, as a Business Development Manager, you must have an intimate knowledge of VALD's systems. You'll leverage your industry expertise and product knowledge to demonstrate how our clients can get the most out of our systems to provide value to their business.
• Is this you?
• Lifelong learners — curious, coachable, and driven to improve their craft.
• GRIT — able to handle rejection, fail forward, accept feedback without ego, and stay focused on long-term success.
• Sports Performance professionals seeking a career change into sales
• Early-career BDMs
• Mid-career sales professionals with relevant clinical and industry background

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a defined sales territory across performance and health verticals
• Self-generate a sales pipeline through outbound prospecting and marketing driven inbound opportunities
• Conduct in-person and virtual product demonstrations & oversee client trials
• Work full-cycle sales opportunities in partnership with Contracts and Client Success
• Achieve monthly and quarterly quota targets based on quantity of systems sold
• Accurately manage pipeline activity using CRM tools (HubSpot experience is a plus)
• Represent VALD professionally at conferences, events, and industry meetings

Requirements

• Background in Sport Performance S&C, Exercise Science, or similar
• College S&C is a plus
• New graduates welcome; preferred candidates have 2+ years of field experience
• Strong communication skills across in-person, virtual, and written formats
• Comfort with cold prospecting (drop-ins, calls, emails)
• Confidence engaging with professionals at all levels (students to executives)
• Experience using CRM platforms (HubSpot preferred) and Microsoft 365 tools
• Prior field sales experience is considered only if aligned with clinical background and having sold within subscription-based sales models

Skills

Preferred

• High School S&C is preferred
• College S&C is a plus

Benefits

• Commission and on-target bonus structure
• Home office setup or co-working allowance offered
• Full VALD equipment demo kit, iPad, and a work computer
• Monthly expense reimbursement
• Monthly fitness and wellness allowance