Business Development Associate

Veryable; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Veryable in Troy, MI is seeking a Business Development Associate to enhance client retention and revenue growth in the Detroit area. You will play a vital role in connecting businesses to on-demand workers through our innovative platform.

The ideal candidate is growth-oriented, possesses strong communication skills, and has experience in logistics or manufacturing. This position requires a presence in our Detroit office and the ability to maintain relationships through effective communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in the workforce (e.g., part-time work or internships).
• Coachable individual who takes feedback positively.
• Demonstrated mastery in any discipline (e.g., sport, music).

Responsibilities

• Conduct site visits and consultations with manufacturing leaders.
• Manage CRM and develop scalable methods to attract clients.
• Conduct market research to remain competitive in the industry.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Detail oriented

Collaborative

Proficient with MS Office Suite

Tools

HubSpot

LinkedIn

ZoomInfo

Job description

Business Development Associate

Are you an industrious, energetic, growth‑oriented professional or recent grad with a passion for manufacturing, logistics, or supply chain? Do you want to learn in a team environment and advance through results and hard work? If so, join Veryable’s Detroit office (Troy) as a Business Development Associate (BDA). Veryable is revitalizing U.S. manufacturing by connecting businesses to on‑demand workers through our real‑time marketplace, and we need a BDA to drive account retention, revenue growth, and new client acquisition in the Detroit market.

Responsibilities

• Promote and uphold our company values, reputation, and culture
• Conduct site visits and consultations with manufacturing, operations and warehouse leaders to build and cultivate strategic accounts and partnerships
• Conduct presentations to potential clients, persuasively educating them on the value of using Veryable’s platform
• Create strategic roadmaps to onboard new clients and establish benchmarks for their success with Veryable
• Research target lists, build brand awareness and initiate/maintain relationships with clients through various forms of communication (cold calls, email campaigns, social media)
• Manage CRM, HubSpot, and identify scalable ways to generate interest and attract clients
• Leverage a variety of tools including LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, HubSpot, etc. to manage the business development process
• Maintain compliance with operational and business development metrics
• Conduct market research to stay current on industry and market trends and tailor approach to remain competitive
• Collaborate with regional team to deliver maximum value, execute team goals, and grow Veryable’s local area footprint

Required Qualifications

• Passionate about Veryable’s offerings, vision, and mission
• Eager to learn, desire to grow professionally with a winning attitude
• Coachable – takes feedback with humility and confidence to try again
• Self‑starter, industrious individual who has demonstrated mastery of something (e.g., sport, music, etc.)
• Strong communication skills with ability to tell stories, win hearts and minds with direct and plain language
• Detail oriented with proven ability to take a complex problem, break it down point‑by‑point using data
• Collaborative and willing to think broadly, working with a cross‑functional team to drive growth
• Experience in the workforce (e.g., part‑time work while at school, internship, etc.)
• Highly proficient with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to be in the Detroit office every day and visit local businesses across the metroplex each week
• Neither worked at nor studied processes of a FAANGS company (Facebook/Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google or any other Silicon‑valley based company)

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience working in industries we serve (logistics, supply chain, distribution, manufacturing)
• Experience working with diverse functional teams (operations and finance, supply chain and engineering)
• Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement training or certification

Ideal candidates will have at least one of the following foundational experiences

• Operational position such as food service or retail
• Studies focused on operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or industrial engineering
• Internship or early‑career experience as an:
• Engineer (manufacturing, process, sales, industrial, application or project)
• Process improvement specialist (CI, Lean, Six Sigma)
• Supply Chain and Ops associate (production / manufacturing supervisor, operations leader, warehouse leader, master scheduler, production planning, etc.)
• Other operations project management roles (program manager, project manager)

About Veryable

Veryable’s mission is to accelerate next‑generation capabilities in the manufacturing and logistics space by enabling businesses to scale production in real‑time to changing needs and conditions. The journey to the next generation of manufacturing and logistics starts with addressing labor as the first critical constraint in meeting production demand. Our co‑founders envisioned making the gig economy accessible to manufacturing and distribution through a mobile app for workers and a suite of business tools for companies to assess their labor needs and access labor when they need it. This technological innovation has allowed businesses to address routine variability of their production demand with labor that is available just in time.

Veryable is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Veryable abides by all laws deemed constitutional and does not discriminate on the basis of vaccine choices or violate your personal healthcare privacy.