Freemanwhite

Director of Business Development - Industrial Design

Freemanwhite$90K — $130K *
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-year college degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in engineering, construction marketing, or related field
  • Experience in private sector food & beverage manufacturing
  • Strong communication, organization, and follow-up skills
  • Proven sales and customer relationship management abilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead national growth initiatives for Haskell's Industrial Design group
  • Communicate with Regional Office leadership and Business Development leads
  • Research target companies within specified industry segments
  • Qualify and set appointments with potential clients
  • Provide marketing materials and tailored responses to prospects
  • Visit potential clients and organize meetings with Haskell staff
  • Prepare qualifications statements and assist in proposal development
  • Maintain relationships with civic, professional, and economic organizations
  • Manage up-to-date prospect files and databases
  • Develop and lead public relations and outreach programs
  • Represent Haskell at industry events and trade shows
  • Recruit and develop top talent for the organization

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence business development strategies
  • Engagement in marketing and client outreach initiatives
  • Participation in trade shows and professional meetings
  • Dynamic work environment with a focus on teamwork and service
  • Access to ongoing professional development and training opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

Scope of Position

 

In this role, you will be responsible for assisting new and existing clients in solving their capital project needs, generating new clients, supporting existing clients, and advancing the business development process. You will actively participate in the planning and execution of company marketing activities providing vital input based on your interactions with prospects.

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Leading and supporting national growth opportunities in Haskell's Industrial Design group
  • Communicating regularly with Regional Office leadership, other Business Development Leads, and Project Managers
  • Conducting appropriate research to identify target companies/organizations within industry segments denoted in the business unit plan
  • Contacting, qualifying and setting appointments with targets via telephone and electronic means
  • Providing targets with appropriate Haskell marketing material and responses to specific interests identified by targets
  • Visiting qualified targets and/or arranges for personal sales calls by appropriate Haskell personnel
  • Preparing qualifications statements and assists in preparing responses to proposals for specific projects
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with local and national civic, professional, and economic organizations that are sources of prospects
  • Maintaining up-to-date prospect files and electronic databases
  • Developing and managing a public relations program to include marketing and customer outreach
  • Representing Haskell at trade shows, conventions, and professional meetings
  • Taking other steps as directed by the VP - Market or Division lead and/or VP of Business Development
  • Attracting, recruiting, developing, training, and retaining high-caliber talent

Education/Experience:

  • Minimum of a 4-year college degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, construction marketing, or a related field
  • Demonstrated experience within private sector food & beverage manufacturing 

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

  • Excellent communication, organization, and follow-up skills
  • Excellent sales and customer relationship skills
  • Ability to understand and execute the company vision and values of Team, Excellence, Service, and Trust

Environmental Factors and/or Physical Requirements

 

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

 

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

 

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About Freemanwhite

Freemanwhite is an architecture, engineering, and design firm that provides services to healthcare, science and technology, and higher education clients. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Freemanwhite has completed over 10,000 projects in 49 states and 20 countries. The firm's services include architecture, interior design, engineering, planning, and sustainability consulting. Freemanwhite is committed to sustainable design and has completed over 100 LEED certified projects. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Healthcare Design Award.
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