National Business Development Manager
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National Business Development Manager responsible for acquiring mid-tier national accounts. Aligning internal teams and driving growth through strategic planning and execution.
Responsibilities:
- Target & Land New National Accounts: Identify, prioritize, and pursue a focused list of mid-tier national targets with clear strategies, stakeholder maps, and next steps.
- Drive the end-to-end new account capture process, from first meeting through agreement, onboarding, first PO, and early success milestones.
- Build & Manage A New Business Pipeline: Maintain an always-on prospecting cadence (outreach, discovery, demos, samples, pilots) to create consistent qualified opportunities.
- Own pipeline opportunities in CRM with accurate stages, values, close dates, risks, and action plans.
- Develop Winning Account Strategies & Value Propositions: Create customer-specific proposals that connect product, merchandising, service levels, and margin to the account’s core objectives.
- Translate market/competitor insights into a differentiated pitch (assortment, innovation, packaging, promotions, and support).
- Lead Commercial Negotiations & Close Profitable Deals: Negotiate pricing, terms, programs, and operational requirements to secure sustainable, margin-positive agreements.
- Coordinate internal approvals and ensure deal structures align with company policies and long-term growth goals.
- Own National Account Onboarding & Launch Extension: Partner with operations, customer service, and supply chain to align item setup, ordering processes, and fulfillment readiness.
- Drive launch plans that include timelines, training, merchandising, marketing support, and early performance tracking.
- Expand Assortment, Placement, and Program Penetration: Identify whitespace opportunities to increase range, category coverage, and points of distribution across the account footprint.
- Build annual/seasonal growth plans including promotions, new items, resets, and display/merchandising opportunities.
- Coordinate Cross-Functional Support to Win & Retain: Collaborate with product/marketing to create customer-ready sell stories, content, and tools that support conversion and adoption.
- Align internal stakeholders on priorities, timelines, and deliverables to avoid launch friction and improve customer experience.
- Use Data to Guide Decisions & Improve Performance: Track KPIs (pipeline conversion, win rate, time-to-close, launch readiness, program adoption) and adjust tactics accordingly.
- Analyze account performance and recommend corrective actions (assortment, pricing, service, promotions, inventory flow).
- Represent The Brand at National Meetings & Industry Events: Build relationships with senior decision-makers, buying groups, and category leaders through regular travel and on-site engagement.
- Deliver compelling presentations, product training, and strategic business reviews to strengthen credibility and momentum.
- Forecasting, Reporting, & Internal Communication: Provide accurate forecasts and updates on targets, pipeline health, key risks, and support needs.
- Maintain clear internal communication so leadership and partners can remove barriers and accelerate deal velocity.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of B2B sales/business development experience; national account selling strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success opening new accounts and closing complex deals involving pricing, terms, and multi-stakeholder decisioning.
- Experience selling into industrial supply, construction supply, hardware, or tool channels (distributor and/or retail).
- Excellent negotiation, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to influence at buyer/category leadership levels.
- Commercial acumen: understands margin, pricing structure, program economics, and basic financial drivers.
- Proficiency with CRM and MS Office; comfort presenting insights and updates using dashboards and structured reporting (CRM/NetSuite familiarity a plus).
- High ownership, resilience, and bias for action in a fast-paced, growth environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently for customer meetings, events, and launches.
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