Business Development, ColdSpace

CleanSpace Modular, LLC; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CleanSpace Modular's ColdSpace division seeks a proactive Business Development Manager to identify, develop, and qualify opportunities nationwide in the food processing and cold storage sectors. You will build relationships with owners, developers, operators, architects, and engineers to drive opportunities for ColdSpace.

Working closely with the Director of Sales, you will target accounts, establish relationships, and generate a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities within national food processing and cold storage markets.
• Research target companies, owners, developers, operators, and upcoming projects.
• Build and maintain a qualified prospect pipeline.
• Conduct outbound prospecting through phone, email, networking, referrals, and industry events.
• Identify projects early in the development process and establish relationships with key decision-makers.
• Generate qualified opportunities for the ColdSpace sales team.
• Maintain accurate prospect and opportunity information within the CRM.
• Provide regular pipeline and business development updates to leadership.

Skills

CRM management

Market research

Networking

Strategic thinking

Communication & presentation

Relationship building

Tools

CRM software (Salesforce)

MS Office

Job description

Division: ColdSpace, a Division of CleanSpace Modular
Department: Sales & Business Development
Reports To: Director of Sales – ColdSpace
Location: Nationwide
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: National Travel Required

ColdSpace is a specialized division of CleanSpace Modular focused exclusively on the food processing and cold storage industry. ColdSpace provides construction and facility solutions for cold storage facilities, refrigerated distribution centers, freezer facilities, food processing facilities, and other temperature-controlled environments.

The Business Development Manager – ColdSpace will be responsible for identifying, developing, and qualifying new business opportunities within the national food processing and cold storage markets.

This position will work closely with the Director of Sales to develop target accounts, establish relationships with key decision-makers, identify upcoming projects, and generate qualified opportunities for ColdSpace.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, relationship-driven business development professional with experience in construction, food processing, cold storage, industrial facilities, or a related industry. This individual should understand how construction projects are developed and be comfortable engaging owners, developers, operators, architects, engineers, and other industry stakeholders.

The primary focus of this position is creating opportunities and building relationships that generate future sales.

Business Development

• Identify new business opportunities within the national food processing and cold storage markets.
• Research target companies, owners, developers, operators, and upcoming projects.
• Build and maintain a qualified prospect pipeline.
• Conduct outbound prospecting through phone, email, networking, referrals, and industry events.
• Identify projects early in the development process.
• Establish relationships with key decision-makers.
• Generate qualified opportunities for the ColdSpace sales team.

Relationship Development

• Build relationships with cold storage owners, operators, food processors, developers, general contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants.
• Establish ColdSpace as a trusted resource within the industry.
• Schedule and conduct customer meetings, presentations, site visits, and introductory calls.
• Understand customer needs, facility requirements, expansion plans, and future projects.
• Maintain consistent communication and follow-up with prospects.

Market Development

• Monitor national food processing and cold storage development activity.
• Identify new construction, expansions, renovations, and capital investment opportunities.
• Research target markets and strategic accounts.
• Attend industry conferences, trade shows, and networking events.
• Develop relationships with industry associations, consultants, developers, and other sources of project intelligence.
• Provide market and competitive intelligence to the Director of Sales.

Opportunity Development

• Qualify opportunities based on project size, scope, timing, budget, customer fit, and potential.
• Gather preliminary project information and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with the Director of Sales, Estimating, and Preconstruction as opportunities develop.
• Assist with account strategies and pursuit plans.
• Support customer presentations, proposals, and sales meetings.
• Ensure qualified opportunities are properly documented and transitioned into the sales process.

CRM & Reporting

• Maintain accurate prospect and opportunity information within the CRM.
• Track contacts, meetings, activities, opportunities, and follow-ups.
• Maintain consistent prospect follow-up.
• Provide regular pipeline and business development updates to leadership.
• Support accurate sales forecasting and pipeline reporting.
• Cold storage industry knowledge
• Food processing industry knowledge
• Construction industry experience
• National prospecting
• Networking
• Market research
• CRM management
• Communication and presentation
• Strategic thinking
• Follow-through and accountability

The Opportunity

The Business Development Manager – ColdSpace will help establish the foundation of ColdSpace's national sales organization.

This is an opportunity to join a new specialized division of CleanSpace Modular focused exclusively on food processing and cold storage and play a direct role in building the relationships, accounts, and project pipeline that will drive the division's growth.

The ideal candidate will be someone who knows the industry, knows the people, enjoys developing relationships, and can consistently turn those relationships into real project opportunities.

Building the foundation for project execution success