Business Development Director - Houston, United States - AMSYS Innovative Solutions

Description

• Identifies and develops new business opportunities.
• Builds relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, and vendors.
• Evaluates existing partnerships and sales efforts
• Manages key client relationships
• Expands the profile and reach of the company and its brands.
• Leads sales, marketing, customer service, and client relationship management teams.
• Develops and strengthens internal and external relationships that will lead to increased lead generation and market share.
• Builds cross-functional teams to guide and nourish sustainable, long-term growth.
• Tracks emerging markets and trends.
• Fosters and works to maintain an entrepreneurial growth culture throughout the company and across all teams and work functions.
• Proposes and develops strategic partnerships.
• Helps to shape the company's long-term objectives and determine plans for how to meet them.
• Provides advice on product development and distribution and promotion strategies.
• Identifies sponsorship opportunities, including nonprofit engagement.
• Builds and maintains relationships with vendors.
• Conducts webinars and presentations to raise the brand or product profile.
• Selects prospective vendors and negotiates contracts.
• Travels to vendor locations, distribution centers, and other locations.
• Fulfills requests for proposals (RFPs) from potential partners and customers.
• Helps direct the development of customer-facing web platforms and digital experiences.

• Relationship management
• Leadership, management, and mentoring skills
• Strategic planning skills
• Ability to communicate accessibly and concisely about product or service to outsiders, including prospective customers and clients, partners, vendors, and press
• Effective organizational skills
• Negotiation skills
• Research and analytical skills
• Interpersonal and customer service skills
• Big-picture thinking
• Lead generation and management experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, or related field, MB plus
• 8-10 years of sales or marketing experience
• Three-plus years of supervisory or management experience