Director of Business Development

at  CW Services

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

A Director of Business Development – Geography/Regional Assignment (DBD - Geo) works to improve C&W SERVICES’ market position and achieve financial growth within defined geographic and regional assignments. This person assists in the development of regionally directed strategic goals, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates and closes business deals and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions.
The DBD - Geo position is a senior level management position within C&W SERVICES. It is their job to work closely with the Vice President(s) of Operations for the geography/region and with the internal solution development team, marketing staff, and other managers to increase sales opportunities and thereby maximize revenue for C&W SERVICES. To achieve this, the DBD - Geo needs to find potential new customers, present to them, ultimately convert them into clients, and continue to grow business in the future. They call on prospects and/or clients, often being required to make presentations on solutions and services that meet or predict their clients’ future needs. The DBD - Geo may be involved in an element of non-financial management of existing clients to ensure client satisfaction.
This position carries a competitive base salary with a structured commission incentive program

EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent field experience in a comparable position
• 3-5 years of Facilities Services sales
• 5-8 years of sales experience in a like field
• Demonstrated success in selling single service, multiple service or bundled service solutions within the prescribed geographic market
  C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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The primary role of the DBD - Geo is to prospect for new clients by networking, cold calling, marketing or other means of generating interest from potential clients. They must then plan persuasive approaches and presentations that will convince potential clients to do business with C&W SERVICES. They must develop a relationship with new clients, set targets for sales and provide support that will continually improve the relationship.
The DBD - Geo work with mid and senior level Operations management, marketing, and technical staff and will have the lead role in managing the activities of others responsible for developing solutions and responses for RFPs for the company. Strategic planning is a key part of this job description, since it is the DBD – Geo’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 C&W SERVICES can provide, and of the C&W SERVICES’ competitors. There is an additional requirement to grow and help retain existing accounts by presenting new solutions and services to clients.
Responsibilities of a DBD - Geo at C&W SERVICES will vary from time-to-time, market-to-market and be regionally dependent; however, the main duties of the DBD - Geo can be summarized as follows: