Manager, Business Development

Overview

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The Business Development Manager drives market position and achievement of business outcomes through the Account Management and Commercial Operations Core Process. This position is the core sales position within the company responsible for new business and clients as well as managing and leveraging existing accounts. The Business Development Manager drives results through individual and collective team sales efforts.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to strategic initiatives and planning through an extensive knowledge of market conditions within their assigned location or group of locations, country or group of countries, market sector, and / or product(s).
• Sell ABS services using the strength of local affiliates’ business structure.
• Develop and maintain key client relationships focusing on maintaining current work and expanding new business opportunities and prospect for new clients and business opportunities within the assigned responsibility.
• Lead the development of visit plans for assigned clients and area of responsibility, to include organizing client meetings for ABS senior management.
• Maintain awareness of the overall ABS service portfolio and promote services / products when appropriate, ensuring peers and teams outside your core responsibility are aware of potential opportunities and needed action.
• Work with organizational teams to develop capture strategies, proposals and pricing as appropriate.
• Collaborate with technical staff and other internal teams as needed to meet customer needs.
• Provide strategic insight within the assigned area or responsibility related to future business initiatives, market drivers, and competitor activities for inclusion in business planning.
• Identify opportunities for marketing campaigns within the area of responsibility that will lead to increased sales.
• Submit reports as needed and ensure data is accurately entered and managed within the company’s CRM.
• Forecast sales targets and track activity on accounts to meet these targets.

What You Will Need

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

About Us

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.

ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

Equal Opportunity

ABS Bureau is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.

Notice

ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, CV, application, or other forms of candidate submission provided to any employee of ABS without a valid MSA on file will be considered property of ABS, and no fee will be paid.

Other

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job.

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