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Reporting to the Vice President, National Accounts, the Director, Business Development will develop and implement the overall growth strategy for an assigned geographic territory, focusing on driving new customer acquisition through personal interactions with key decision makers in top tier corporate clients in profile industries.
Job Responsibility:
Drive the sales process from initial contact through discovery, account strategy, proposal, presentation & successful contract execution
Develop & maintain relationships at the 'C Suite' while understanding and communicating customers' corporate culture within Aramark
Identify needs and develop and lead the strategy process with regard to: Competitive Environment, Account Sales Strategy and Territory Development Strategy
Exercise creativity, independent judgment strong time-management skills in developing and evaluating compelling customer specific sales and marketing strategies to sell a broad portfolio of services within a defined geographic market
Leverage cross-functional resources from across Aramark in order & deliver on customer’s desired outcomes
Influence and develop team members without formal authority
Develop a network of partner relationships to aid in building a pipeline of opportunities and an awareness of capabilities
Represent Aramark Refreshments in the marketplace at through various industry organizations and events as needed
Build relationships personally with customers
Requirements:
BS Degree in Business or related field
8-10 years of successful (at or above target) direct sales and business development experience, preferably in the DSD industry
RFP process and response experience
Contract management
Solution-based selling experience
Experience in successfully building alliances and influencing key decisions makers (of all levels)
Strategic sales planning and methodologies
Researching and obtaining market awareness of industry and client
Financial acumen in understanding operations and developing proposals
Developing and executing sales processes through indirect/direct influence
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Strong organizational, time management and presentation skills