Business Development Support Administrator (On-site Position) in Granville, Ohio at New River Electrical Corporation

Position Title: Business Development Support Administrator (On-site Position)
Location: Granville , OH
Pay Range: N/A
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Position Description

Position Summary

The Business Development Support Administrator provides administrative, coordination, analytical, and organizational support to the Business Development & Sales team. This position plays a key role in helping NRE maintain strong client relationships, identify and track business opportunities, support customer engagement activities, and ensure timely and accurate communication across Business Development, Sales, Operations, Estimating, Proposals, and executive leadership.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, professional, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position requires strong communication skills, excellent follow-through, and the ability to maintain accurate and confidential customer and business development information.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Client Support

1. Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the VP of Business Development & Sales and BD/Sales team.
2. Maintain and organize client information, contacts, spreadsheets & CRM.
3. Support preparation for client meetings, including agendas, presentations.
4. Coordinate client meetings, conference calls, Teams meetings, dinners, events, trade shows, and other customer engagement activities.
5. Maintain a calendar of key customer engagements, meetings, industry events, and business development activities.
6. Prepare professional correspondence, follow-up communications, and customer-facing documentation.
7. Track customer commitments and follow-up activities to ensure timely completion.

CRM Companies, Contacts, lead support

1. Maintain accurate and current customer and opportunity information within NRE's CRM system.
2. Enter and maintain company, client contacts, leads, meeting activity, and relationship data.
3. Track leads through opportunities lifecycle/proposal process.
4. Support monthly opportunity reviews and pipeline reporting.
5. Assist with Go/No-Go tracking and documentation.
6. Coordinate with Proposal Development and Operations to ensure relevant opportunity information is communicated appropriately.
7. Assist in developing reports measuring pipeline activity, customer engagement, win rates, and other BD/Sales KPIs.

Proposal & RFP Support

1. Coordinate strategic opportunity information between Business Development, Proposals, Estimating, Operations, and other internal stakeholders at the Go/No Go meetings

Market & Opportunity Research

1. Assist with research related to utilities, EPC firms, industrial customers, data center developers, municipalities, and other strategic target markets.
2. Monitor bid platform reports and other sources for potential leads.
3. Assist in maintaining target-client lists and market intelligence in the CRM.
4. Compile information for customer briefings, strategic account plans, and executive presentations.
5. Track relevant industry events, customer announcements, projects, and procurement activity.

Reporting & Executive Support

1. Prepare recurring BD/Sales reports and dashboards for reporting.
2. Assist with weekly, monthly, and quarterly pipeline reporting.
3. Prepare meeting materials and executive-level presentations as requested.
4. Maintain action-item trackers in CRM and follow up with responsible team members.
5. Assist with preparation of Business Development plans, strategic initiatives, and management presentations.
6. Support special projects and strategic initiatives assigned by the VP of Business Development & Sales.

Cross-Functional Coordination

1. Serve as an administrative connection point between BD/Sales, Proposal Development, Operations, Estimating, Marketing/Communications, and executive leadership.
2. Help ensure customer and project information is communicated to the appropriate internal teams.
3. Assist in maintaining consistent processes and documentation across the BD/Sales organization.

Position Requirements

Required Qualifications

1. 2–5 years of experience in business development, sales administration, project administration, marketing, construction, engineering, utilities, or a related field.
2. Strong organizational and time-management skills.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
5. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
6. Experience working with CRM systems preferred.
7. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
8. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with executives, customers, and internal teams.
9. Ability to handle confidential business and customer information appropriately.
10. Ability to work independently while also functioning effectively as part of a cross-functional team.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in the electrical construction, utility, transmission, distribution, substation, EPC, or engineering industry.
2. Experience supporting a Business Development or Sales organization.
3. Experience with CRM administration.
4. Experience with bid/procurement platforms preferred not required
5. Understanding of Construction and or EPC business development processes. Utility experienced preferred.
6. Experience in preparing executive-level reports and presentations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.