Business Development Manager

1 day ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Lakeshore Sport & Fitness Full time

Lakeshore Sport & Fitness is a leading sport and fitness provider in Chicago, aiming to create a diverse community that fosters social, instructional, and competitive sporting activities.

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager for a high-growth opportunity to expand our Sales department. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying lead opportunities for all of Lakeshore Sport & Fitness's services at our downtown location.

The successful Business Development Manager will be responsible for outbound business-to-business (B2B) prospecting, qualifying, and scheduling meetings between our customers and sales team. Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing new business via telephone and mass communications to introduce Lakeshore Sport & Fitness's solutions and identify decision-makers within specific target markets
  • Conducting needs analysis to identify the prospect's pain points and determine how Lakeshore Sport & Fitness's solutions will speak to those needs
  • Building and cultivating prospect relationships in order to move opportunities through the sales funnel
  • Entering and updating lead data into our CRM database
  • Collaborating with the sales team on new and projective lead pipeline activity weekly
  • Conducting investigative research on target companies and different verticals
  • Delivering weekly reports on call activity, lead, and opportunity generation

Requirements for the role include:

  • At least 2 years of experience in lead generation, sales prospecting, or sales preferred; if you are motivated to start a new sales career, we'd like to speak with you too
  • Exceptional phone communication skills, with a thick skin - working with a sense of urgency
  • Task-oriented, taking great notes and efficiently entering data into our CRM database
  • Initiative, organization, team skills, and a desire to learn are critical and could make or break this opportunity

Estimated annual salary: $60,000-$80,000 depending on experience.



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