Director Business Development

Verst

$90K — $120K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College degree or ongoing post-secondary education preferred
  • 5 years' experience in business-to-business sales
  • Experience in the logistics or supply chain management industry
  • Proficiency in contract language and various pricing strategies preferred
  • Strong work ethic with customer-facing skills
  • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Utilize tools to generate and qualify business leads
  • Cold call and schedule appointments to present company solutions
  • Identify opportunities to cross-sell logistics services
  • Negotiate rate quotes within corporate profit objectives
  • Communicate with operations to prioritize client targets
  • Collaborate with internal teams to develop customer solutions
  • Update CRM with customer interactions and pipeline information
  • Travel locally and regionally for lead generation

Benefits

  • Participation in local business events
  • Opportunities for continuous education and training
  • Involvement in regular interdepartmental meetings
  • Contribution to presentations as needed
  • Engagement with company-sponsored events for networking purposes
Full Job Description
Job Title: Director of Business Development

Onsite in Northern Kentucky Area

Department: Corporate

Reports To: Sr. VP, Sales and Marketing FLSA: Exempt

Position Summary:

Responsible for business development and account management for Warehousing, eCommerce Fulfillment and Transportation services. Position requires a strong sales background with demonstrated success in the development, presentation, and opportunity closure of supply chain solutions, working within a team environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

  1. Utilize and develop tools and resources to generate and qualify business leads to support the company's growth objectives and internal margin expectations.
  2. Cold call and/or schedule appointments with existing and prospective customers to present the company in a professional manner, determine needs, and offer solutions. Build and foster all sales relationships.
  3. Identify opportunities to cross-sell the company's logistics services to current and potential customers.
  4. Exercise discretion in the generation, presentation, and negotiation of all rate quotes with customers that take into account corporate profit objectives.
  5. Communicate with operations personnel to stay informed about company owned and leased warehouse occupancy levels needs to guide and prioritize client targets accordingly.
  6. Partner with internal engineering, operations, and IT personnel to develop and offer well thought out solutions which address customer problems or concerns.
  7. Update CRM software with all prospects, customer interactions, and pipeline information.
  8. Travel locally and regionally as required to meet lead generation and revenue objectives.


Marginal Functions:

  1. Represent the company at local business events.
  2. Invite and attend company sponsored events with existing customers or prospects.
  3. Assist in the collection of past due invoices.
  4. Attend continuous education/training sessions.
  5. Attend and participate in regular interdepartmental meetings.
  6. Contribute to written and verbal presentations as needed.


Job Specifications:

1. College degree or enrollment in post-secondary education program preferred.

2. 5 years' experience in business-to-business sales.

3. Experience in the logistics or supply chain management industry, required.

4. Proficiency in contract language and various pricing strategies, preferred.

5. Strong work ethic, customer-facing skills, and ability to work at a fast pace.

6. Ability to prioritize, organize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced business environment.

7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong listening skills; must be able to communicate or present verbally and in writing as needed.

8. Intermediate computer skills using Microsoft Office and software applications, and accurate typing skills (25 wpm minimum).

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