DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

DAVACO, Inc.; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DAVACO, Inc. is seeking a Director of Business Development to identify and pursue new clients across North America, building strategic relationships and driving revenue.

You will lead multi-person sales cycles, engage C-suite stakeholders, evaluate markets, and develop proposals. A track record of closing large deals and managing bids is essential.

Join a national team that delivers scalable turnkey solutions and works with world‑class brands to transform and maintain physical sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• Ten years of direct business development experience with strong consumer/retail vertical knowledge.
• Proven ability to win new business and expand client relationships across complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new markets and partnership opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Drive high-volume sales across multiple verticals and lines of business.
• Lead complex sales processes involving C-suite stakeholders.
• Develop new business opportunities exceeding $10M per year.

Skills

Strategic selling

Relationship building

Negotiation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field

Tools

Project Management software

Job description

DAVACO is a leading turn-key solution provider with more than 30 years of experience supporting the world's leading brands with the development, transformation, and maintenance of their physical sites throughout North America. In collaboration with a diversified base of clients, DAVACO delivers scale, speed, and high-quality solutions that solve tomorrow’s challenges today.

Purpose

The Director of Business Development is responsible for identifying, building, and developing new clients’ business by pursuing new opportunities and cultivating relationships with existing clients. This position is responsible for prospecting within the assigned territory, delivering presentations to introduce DAVACO’s capabilities and driving a high level of new client revenue. This sales leader must Demonstrate excellent negotiation skills and is able to communicate complex concepts and business issues to a variety of audiences. In addition, this position provides a high level of expertise and direction for the day-to-day management of bid packages in the pipeline.

Essential Functions

• Identifies and evaluates new markets and partnership opportunities through direct prospecting, networking, attendance and participation with various industries and professional groups.
• Responsible for driving high volume sales across multiple verticals and lines of business within assigned territory.
• Ability to lead complex sales processes that involve multiple team members and decision makers at the C-suite level.
• Responsible for the development of new business more than $10m per year
• Provides clients with specific opportunity assessment, market evaluation, market research, financial evaluation, and other marketing needs required throughout the proposal preparation and delivery process.
• Broad understanding of construction drawings and key industry trends.
• Creative commercial leaders are confident in navigating through structured organizations and identifying decision makers.
• Create effective marketing strategies, value proposition statements, technology positioning, pricing, branding, and communication strategies in conjunction with internal marketing team to position DAVACO for marketplace wins.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across all levels of employees.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field
• Minimum ten years’ direct business development experience with preferred experience within light construction, remodeling, retail, and roll outs knowledge inside consumer shopping/guest environments.
• In depth knowledge in one of the vertical markets such as: retail, restaurant, grocery, healthcare, automotive, banking
• Proven track record of building and expanding relationships within a vertical marker.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Proficient in Project Management software a plus

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

DAVACO LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Supports a Diverse, Inclusive Work Environment

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Drug-Free Workplace

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident substance abuse testing. We also perform pre-employment background checks.

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