Business Development Manager

• Ability to easily and openly communicate needs and objectives throughout various levels within the Acosta organization – corporate and field
• Oversees and participates in development, analysis and research activities to help Acosta increase market share
• Field various calls and requests for corporate and new business materials
• Maintain essential slides, trackers, historical information for use in presentation development and company education
• Assist in the analysis of new business opportunities: value quantification, overall trends, competitive landscape
• Create and maintain business trackers and reports for new clients
• Act as point person for onboarding new clients – work with client senior level management and Acosta field organization
• Research potential clients—areas of business, distribution of sales by trade class/category, etc, business structure, current relationships, etc
• Assist in the development of new client strategies – identify opportunity gaps, strategies to help potential client close the gaps
• Strong analytic capabilities – ability to work in syndicated data systems to develop analysis
• Adaptability and resilience in the face of workplace change, with a proactive mindset toward embracing innovation and continuous improvement
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree
• Two years of Category Management experience
• Some Business Management (Acct Mgr or Bus Mgr) experience preferred
• Strong presentation skills, enabling effective communication with diverse audiences, and proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong PowerPoint & presentation development skills
• Strong Excel skills
• Presentation strategy skills
• Proficient in building Power BI dashboards from multiple data sources

flexible scheduling options