Allyn International is currently looking for a full-time Business Development Specialist in Greenville, SC to join our organization! Allyn is a privately-held professional services firm established in 1992. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, customer-centric services and solutions for the global marketplace. Our core products include transportation management, logistics sourcing, freight forwarding, supply chain consulting, tax management, and customs compliance. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 firms in multiple industries.
What does a Business Development Specialist do?   
There are two parallel pieces as defined below. 
Managing technology/campaigns focus for lead research and procurement  
Supporting strong pipeline of leads globally for sales leaders and managers to use 
Securing appointments for sales and business leaders in Allyn 
External Bus Dev Campaigns support 
This includes campaign/content generation and data analysis of responses  
This includes creative outreach across multiple platforms as per business strategies from Bus Dev team 
For the first category, scope would include: 
Data management in Salesforce, LinkedIn and Uplead for maximum potential 
Integration support across platforms where it makes sense 
Research and procurement of leads according to current business strategy (e.g., by location, position, industry, etc) 
Analytics of company progress with leads to inform strategy 
Keeping appointments on the calendar for sales and business leaders with prospective clients 
For the second category, scope would include: 
Working with Bus Dev team to message the right leads in the right industries/companies, in the right places 
Supporting sales communication across all digital platforms 
Strategic growth-informed bus dev content strategy   
working with internal colleagues for fresh content on a regular basis 
Support revision of company website design to meet current sales goals 
Position Details:
Location: Greenville, SC
Work Schedule: 40 hours, 8:00AM - 5:00PM, Monday-Friday (some weekend / after-hours support / on-call rotation may be required)
Position Classification: Full-Time; Salaried Exempt
Physical Demands: Sitting, typing, walking, and talking on the phone
Work Environment: Office Cubicle
Drug Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer
Benefits:
One day a week (WFH), 12-week maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, vision, basic life (paid for by Allyn), voluntary life, STD (paid for by Allyn), LTD, 401k with Company Match, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Paid Holidays, and more!
Required Experience and Education:
Bachelor’s or equivalent college degree - Focus in Logistics preferred
Sales and/or operations data experience a plus 
Required Skills:
Excellent customer service 
Competent with visual content creation 
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook 
Strong independent work ethic 
Integrity 
Active listening 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
Decision making abilities 
Problem solving skills 
Planning and organizational skills 
Data analysis skills 
Project management 
Presentation skills 
Responsibilities:
Effectiveness to generate campaigns that lead to appointments 
Effectiveness to mirror business objective in obtaining appointments with target markets, locations, companies, etc 
Effectiveness at translating strategy into specific actions leveraging both internal content and external research for the right messaging 
Effective articulation of what works and what does not work, by the data provided in the outreach, campaigns process 
Strong recordkeeping and data management that shows correlation of strategy and outcome in terms of sales generation 
New appointments and lead responses based on the above 
Ability to work independently and flexibly, following the guidance of the sales and strategic development leadership.  
Allyn is a privately held professional services firm established in 1992. We provide high quality, customer centric services and solutions for the global marketplace. Our core products include transportation management, logistics sourcing, freight forwarding, supply chain consulting, tax management, and customs compliance. Our clients range from small local businesses to Fortune 500 firms in industry sectors such as power generation and renewable energy, road construction equipment, electronics, industrial materials, heavy duty trucks, mining and drilling equipment, oil and gas, modular building, medical equipment, not for profit, and US government. Allyn conducts business in over twenty different languages and has extensive experience in both developed and emerging markets. Our highly trained experts are located throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Allyn has regional headquarters in Fort Myers, FL USA, Shanghai P.R. China and Prague, Czech Republic.
Allyn offers a team environment, competitive benefits and ongoing training, and support for our team members. If you are in alignment with our corporate values of focused growth, well-being, enjoyment, contribution, excellence, creativity, prosperity, and integrity, and while valuing professionalism and teamwork - now is the time for you to accelerate your career and join the Allyn team. Apply today or refer a friend!