Business Development Manager

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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold\">Our Company is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join our Industrial team. </span></p>\n<ul></ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">The Business Development Manager is responsible for working with the business development team in building an adequate base of business by pursuing and developing relationships with current and suggested clients. Additionally, this role is responsible for researching economic trends and commercial construction markets, assisting in acquiring new business, and developing proposals material and presentations. This job may be asked to participate in strategic planning, advertising, and public relations. Occasional travel is expected in this role. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline\">What You'll Do:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Pursue sales opportunities that will lead to successful projects.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Track progress against sales calls and goals as established for the division.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Initiate, expand, and maintain strong networks and relationships with current and potential clients, designers, commercial real estate individuals and groups, civic groups, and related firms and individuals to generate new and continuing business leads.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Pursue sales opportunities necessary to achieve volume and gross profit goals. When requested, serve as the chief salesperson and public representative of Weitz in the market.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Assure high-quality response to RFQs and RFPs.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Assure professional and high-quality presentation materials and exhibits represent Weitz positively.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Utilize leads management system, project information database, and relative marketing and sales databases as required.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Monitor, encourage, and coach marketing and sales efforts of others.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Facilitate a key account plan.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Compile, analyze, and provide a summary of business themes from the client satisfaction surveys.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">As necessary, manage the sales database. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">When requested, assist in the preparation of periodic marketing plans, including organizational structure, marketing materials, market research, public relations, advertising strategy, project types, and other relative opportunities and goals.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Research and provide a summary of relative economic trends and conditions, and assist with the development of plans to address these as a part of the strategic planning process.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Identify market segments with long-term business opportunities.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline\">What We're Looking For:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Education:</span>  A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in marketing, construction engineering, and/or business. A Masters Degree or MBA is helpful but not required. Academic exposure in public relations, advertising, communications, or journalism would also be helpful.</span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Experience:</span>  Five years of experience in the construction or related industry is required. Preferably four in business development and/or marketing with proven management experience. Experience in strategic direction and budgeting is helpful. Experience in public relations, advertising, or communications is helpful. Industrial construction industry experience is preferred. </span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Skills</span>: Knowledge of construction practices, pricing, estimating, preconstruction, and fee structures. Oral and written communication skills, influencing others, providing a high level of service after the sale, and communicating to variety of audiences necessary. Must be self-motivated, creative, and take personal enjoyment in the process of deal-making.​</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">Our Company views employees as our most valuable asset, and the key to our success. We are committed to growing a diverse and inclusive culture that inspires, motivates, and continuously improves. 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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment (minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected categories in accordance with state and federal laws). The Company is a drug and alcohol free workplace and background checks are required if applicable. <a href=\"https://weitz.box.com/s/jrhmq0gmlct94no0wour2yiaywduu7dw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here</a> to review our Privacy Notice. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px\">#LI-CA1</span></p>",
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