Business Development Director

Moove Lubricants

$110K — $130K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, technical degree, or military experience preferred
  • 10+ years in B2B/industrial new-business or key-account acquisition
  • Proven track record of opening and closing net-new enterprise accounts
  • Experience in the lubricants industry or similar fields is advantageous
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce, and Power BI

Responsibilities

  • Research and identify target accounts within the assigned segment
  • Execute cold outreach strategies to generate new opportunities
  • Win new accounts and ensure profitability
  • Handoff new accounts smoothly to the National Account team
  • Collaborate across departments to ensure profitable service delivery
  • Provide market intelligence feedback to the VP of Sales

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
  • Supportive and interactive work environment
  • Involvement in strategic business decisions
  • Recognition for successful account acquisitions
  • Flexible travel opportunities to engage with potential clients
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Job Summary:

The Business Development Director is the hunter of the national account team. A senior, externally credible individual accountable for opening, winning, and landing net-new accounts and volume that did not exist before. This role drives long-term, profitable growth by identifying, securing, and converting new enterprise-level customers, then handing landed accounts cleanly to the national account farming team. Working a single segment track (Commercial and Industrial customers), the Director positions Moove as a valued strategic partner from first contact and is measured on net-new gross profit amount, not account maintenance.

With a primary focus on new business development, the Director is accountable for identifying target accounts, converting them into a robust pipeline of high-value opportunities, and securing profitable new business across key customer segments including large Off-Highway Commercial Vehicles (Fleets, OEM / factory-fill, private label and dealer aftermarket), and industrial manufacturing.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is:
  • A true hunter, comfortable with cold outreach, focused on opening, developing, and winning enterprise accounts.
  • Commercially disciplined with a focus on profitable growth and margin, not revenue at any cost.
  • An executive-level communicator, confident engaging C-suite leadership and key decision-makers.
  • Strong in pipeline discipline, with a process-oriented approach to opportunity management and forecasting.
  • Highly autonomous, driven, competitive, and entrepreneurial, with a strong sense of ownership.
  • Skilled at uncovering customer pain points and positioning value-based solutions before pitching product.
  • The ideal candidate is not:
  • A relationship manager focused on maintaining accounts rather than winning new ones.
  • A transactional deal-closer who relies on discounting to win business at any cost.
  • More comfortable settling into accounts than continuously opening new ones.
  • Reactive and activity-driven, without pipeline discipline or forecasting accuracy.

Role Breakdown

New Prospect Business Development - 75%
  • Research, identify, and develop target accounts within the assigned segment and geographic footprint.
  • Execute proactive cold-outreach strategies to generate opportunities and secure qualified appointments.
  • Win net-new accounts and volume, accountable for GP$ on new business - balancing volume with margin so a landed account is worth having.

Handoff & Transition - 15%
  • Hand landed accounts to the National Account team through the shared-credit transition window, ensuring signed volume survives into first-year revenue.
  • Support a clean transition so the account grows in the farmers' hands, then move on to the next target.

Internal Alignment - 10%
  • Work cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Pricing, and Finance to ensure a new account can be served profitably before it is closed.
  • Feed market and competitive intelligence back to the VP of Sales on where new volume and segments are opening.

Travel Requirements
  • Approximately 40-60% overnight travel to develop new accounts.

COMPETENCY:
  • To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
  • Business Acumen - understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
  • Customer Focus - responds promptly to customer needs; solicits feedback to improve service; builds trust with decision-makers.
  • Oral Communication - speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
  • Planning / Organizing - prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; maintains pipeline and forecast discipline.
  • Teamwork - balances team and individual responsibilities; welcomes feedback; contributes to a positive team spirit.
  • Ethics - treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others.
  • Dependability - follows through; takes responsibility for own actions; commits to the work required to reach goals.
  • Drive / Initiative - operates with urgency and autonomy in complex sales environments; self-generates pipeline without prompting.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree, technical degree, and/or military experience preferred, with 10+ years in B2B / industrial new-business or key-account acquisition and a proven record of opening and closing net-new enterprise accounts. Experience in the lubricants industry or adjacent industries is a plus.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and experience working in an enterprise-wide CRM (Salesforce) and Power BI.

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