EDUCATION

• a bachelor’s degree
• 5-7 years of sales or marketing experience.

OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Networking
• Persuasion
• Prospecting
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Writing
• Closing Skills
• Motivation for Sales
• Prospecting Skills
• Sales Planning
• Identification of Customer Needs and Challenges
• Territory Management
• Market Knowledge
• Meeting Sales Goals
• Professionalism
• SalesForce CRM, and Microsoft Office.
  Marken is a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS and is a critical part of UPS Healthcare. Marken offers a state-of-the-art GMP-compliant depot network and logistic hubs for clinical drug product storage and distribution worldwide, and supports cell and gene therapy logistics services from clinical to commercial, while maintaining the leading position for Direct-to-Patient and Home Healthcare services, biological sample shipments and biological kit production.

JOB PURPOSE:

A Business Development Director works to improve an organization’s market position and achieve financial growth. This person defines long-term organizational strategic goals, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates and closes business deals and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions. Business Development Directors work in a senior sales position within the company. It is their job to work with their internal team, marketing staff, and other Directors and Managers to increase sales opportunities and thereby maximize revenue for Marken.
To achieve this, they need to find potential new customers, present to them, ultimately convert them into clients, and continue to grow business in the future. The Business Development Director will also help manage existing clients and ensure they stay satisfied and positive. They call on clients, often being required to make presentations on solutions and services that meet or predict their clients’ future needs.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary role of the Business Development Director is to prospect for new clients by networking, cold calling, advertising or other means of generating interest from potential clients. They must then plan persuasive approaches and pitches that will convince potential clients to do business with the company. They must develop a rapport with new clients, and set targets for sales and provide support that will continually improve the relationship. They are also required to grow and retain existing accounts by presenting new solutions and services to clients.
Business Development Directors work with mid and senior level management, marketing, and technical staff. He/she may manage the activities of others responsible for developing business for the company. Strategic planning is a key part of this job description, since it is the business manager’s responsibility to develop the pipeline of new business coming in to the company. This requires a thorough knowledge of the market, the solutions/services the company can provide, and of the company’s competitors. While the exact responsibilities will vary the main duties of the Business Development Director can be summarized as follows: