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

• 2–5 years of business development or sales experience (transportation, heavy haul, logistics, or industrial service sectors preferred) crane industry
• 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 driver’s 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
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Vision care
  

Ability To Commute/relocate

• Acheson, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
  

Experience

• Business development: 2 years (required)