Director of Business Development
Edmonton, Alberta (Hybrid)
Travel Throughout Edmonton + Occasional U.S. Travel
Full-Time | Permanent
First-Year On-Target Earnings (OTE): $90,000-$120,000
We're looking for an experienced Director of Business Development to lead our Edmonton Business Development team as our current Director prepares for retirement after a successful career.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys coaching people, building customer relationships, and helping a sales team succeed. You'll spend time in the field working alongside Business Developers, supporting customer meetings, growing territories, and driving sales performance.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coach and support a team of Business Developers across Edmonton
- Conduct regular ride-a longs and provide in-field sales coaching
- Build strong relationships with customers and business partners
- Work with Business Developers to identify opportunities and grow existing accounts
- Develop regional sales strategies and support territory growth
- Recruit, onboard and mentor new Business Developers
- Monitor sales activity, forecasts and CRM performance
- Partner with senior leadership to achieve company goals
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a leader who enjoys developing people and growing business.
The ideal candidate will have:
- At least 3 years of experience managing quota-carrying outside B2B sales representatives
- Experience conducting regular ride-alongs and coaching sales representatives in the field
- Experience leading geographically dispersed sales teams
- Strong business development, relationship management and territory planning skills
- Experience recruiting, mentoring and developing sales professionals
Automotive industry experience is strongly preferred, including:
- Automotive Maintenance Products
- Automotive Aftermarket
- Automotive Chemicals
- Automotive Parts
- Lubricants
- Fleet Maintenance
- Heavy-Duty Truck
- Commercial Vehicle
- Industrial Distribution
- Automotive OEM
Candidates with a genuine passion for the automotive industry are encouraged to apply.
Please note: This position requires direct leadership of quota-carrying outside B2B sales representatives. Experience providing coaching or guidance without direct management responsibility is not considered equivalent experience.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience
- CRM experience
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Valid driver's licence
- Reliable personal vehicle
- Valid passport with the ability to travel to the United States
- Legally eligible to work in Canada
- Lead an established Ontario Business Development team
- Join a respected Canadian automotive company
- Work with premium BG Products
- Competitive compensation plus performance incentives
- Vehicle and travel reimbursement
- Long-term career opportunity with a stable, growing organization