Director of Business Development

Are you looking for an exciting career to be a hunter for complex 3PL warehousing and distribution? If so, this is the career for you. Schnellecke logistics is looking to add a Business Development Director to the team. We are looking for someone who will drive and achieve new business growth. You will have a respective customer segment(s) and geography with defined yearly revenue and margin targets in compliance with Schnellecke operational, financial,  and commercial objectives. This is a remote role that can be located anywhere in the United States.

Job Responsibilities

Develops and executes a  comprehensive development plan aimed at identifying the top country/industry specific opportunities and gain business with new and/or customers as applicable.

Generates qualifiable leads   and opportunities from the development plan in the respective area with respective stakeholders through the opportunity approval process.

Expand and lead the growth strategy of Schnellecke Logistics’ 3PL / supply chain business in the respective   geography and customer segment.

Lead the development of   Schnellecke’s business growth strategy for the Region’s respective customer segment.

Builds and develops long-term, trust-based   relationships with key decision makers at all levels with the respective   customer internally and externally.

Identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts as applicable.

Understands the customer's business (strategically, operationally, financially, hierarchy) and understands the customer's buying   process while identifying all influences, intimately understanding their   needs, requirements, and company standing.

Work across Schnellecke Logistics network and stakeholders as needed to create solutions that deliver value to our   customers including but not limited to Leadership, Solution Engineering, Operations, Quality, IT, and Finance to develop secure, compliant, and cost-effective   logistics solutions to customers.

Responsible to drive RFIs/RFQs/RFPs in accordance with the customer and internal requirements.

Support onboarding and implementation activities for new implementation won.

Maintains an up-to-date pipeline of current and   future opportunities, quantifying number of opportunities, value of the   opportunity and managing the probability to win during the complete   opportunity life cycle.

Build strong relationships with procurement, supply   chain, and program management teams within customer organizations.

Coordinate with Legal/Compliance to assess contract requirements, security measures, and export control considerations as   appliable.

Support qualification processes for becoming an approved customer supplier or subcontractor as appliable.