Job DetailsJob Location: DALB Inc - Kearneysville, WV 25430Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 2 Year DegreeTravel Percentage: Up to 50% Job Shift: OfficeJob Category: SalesWho We Are
DALB, Inc. is a West Virginia-based manufacturer with more than 40 years of experience serving our industry (printing, thermoforming & fabrication). We’re a hard-working, humble, and close-knit team that values accountability, humility, and long-term commitment. Our workplace culture is rooted in family values, hands-on problem-solving, and an entrepreneurial mindset that drives continuous improvement.
Job Summary
We are hiring a Business Development Manager (BDM) to build relationships with current and potential customers to position DALB as a preferred partner of printed and thermoformed specialty materials. This position expands our Diversity Division line, which includes contract manufacturing of specialty parts across various industries. This position identifies growth areas and creates demand to expand DALB’s revenue and market presence. The BDM will meet new business growth targets by selling current capabilities and products to new customers and by steering DALB’s new product and capability expansion efforts.
What Success Looks Like
Hands on contributor to growth.
Understand and articulate both short- and long-term customer needs, including material requirements, application needs, new product introductions and new business opportunities.
Gains credibility and the customers trust across multiple disciplines including sourcing, design, engineering, manufacturing and strategic leadership.
Proposes solutions based on Customer needs and DALB’s manufacturing capabilities.
Develops a robust pipeline of new business opportunities for DALB by direct and indirect sales channels.
Collaborates with DALB’s Engineers to support the specification and design process for new products or applications
Develop materials and technology expertise through immersion into networking, industry events, relevant publications, and continued education.
Evaluates, assesses and reports market and industry trends, competitor intelligence, and technology gaps.
Leverages market and industry trends and the customers unmet needs to identify opportunities that differentiate DALB’s products and drive new opportunities.
Identify and establish strategic relationships with industry customers and suppliers
Responsible for identifying and qualifying all new business opportunities
Maintain appropriate records, metrics and documentation
Educates direct and indirect customers about DALB and our services
Prepare quarterly status reports with updated analysis on new sales to budget, new projects, market trends, competitive advantages and disadvantages
Maintain key business development contacts with current and potential customers, industry leaders, suppliers, and teammates
Evaluate and manage new business opportunities, initiatives, and partnerships
Serves as an account manager for assigned opportunities
Advises executive leadership on status or actions required for existing and potential business development opportunities
Develops and administers schedules, opportunity pipeline, account plans and is responsible for budgets.
Weekly Expense Report
Sage ERP, New Part setup, Salesforce daily usage.
Supervisory Responsibility
No direct reports
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
ADA/EEO Statement
It is DALB's policy to recruit and offer equal employment opportunity for all jobs to all persons without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, handicap, physical or mental disability or veteran's status. We are dedicated to maintaining a nondiscriminatory climate in which the following policy of affirmative action is administered equitably to all employees.
QualificationsCore Competency Requirements
Knowledge and expertise in:
Technical knowledge and understanding
Plastics, Coatings, and inks
Thermoforming and injection molding
Plastics Printing and Plastics Fabrication
Building trust
Visual process thinking
Project Management.
Budgeting
Customer/Client focus
Organizational skills
Analysis
Presentation skills
Required Skills
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Evidence of practice of high level of confidentiality
Ability to multi-task complex situations
Excellent emotional control
Ability to efficiently travel nationwide and abroad
Ability to practice and demonstrate DALB Core Values
Required Education and Experience
A minimum of an Associate’s degree with a Bachelor's degree preferred in a technical discipline and 10 years of business development experience (or the equivalent combination of education and experience)
Knowledge of major industry competitors
Successful experience managing key customer relationships and closing strategic opportunities
Successful experience building and managing a territory
Prior experience using Enterprise and Customer Management systems, such as SAGE and Salesforce.
If approved for remote (work-from-home), then ideally will live within a 1-hour travel distance to a major airport.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment. The role may be approved for a primarily remote work-from-home location with occasional travel to the home office for training, sales meetings, etc.
For travel, the role requires a current driver’s license, reasonable driving record, and reliable transportation.
Training
Company orientation
Departmental orientation
Product line and Capability Training
General safety
ISO 9001
CPR