Business Development Manager

Meijer; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer, a family-focused retailer, seeks a Manufacturing Business Development leader to guide new product processes, nurture customer relationships, and drive growth through cross-functional collaboration and strategic ROI analysis.

The role emphasizes leadership of a growing team, development of manufacturing co-ventures, and alignment with Meijer’s growth strategy across six states. Hybrid in-office and remote work with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Food Science
• 3–5 years in manufacturing, supply chain, or business disciplines
• Previous leadership experience required
• Ability to manage complex situations to drive results
• Knowledge of the food industry and risk mitigation
• Lean/6 Sigma knowledge and project management approach
• Proficient in MS Office and company systems

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Manufacturing Business Development team and ensure KPI metrics.
• Develop and own internal and external customer relationships.
• Collaborate to execute the co-manufacturing strategy.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders on new products and services.
• Identify growth opportunities and perform ROI-driven feasibility analysis.
• Hire, train, and supervise the business development team.
• Adhere to Meijer processes; may perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Food Science

3-5 years manufacturing/supply chain experience

Lean/6 Sigma knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Responsible for oversight of the Manufacturing Business Development team and collaboration between Manufacturing and other business partners. Manages Manufacturing projects and initiatives from the point of idealization through product launch by engaging subject matter experts and leading cross-functional teams to aid in timely commercialization of Meijer self-manufactured products. Collaborates with the Director of Business Development to develop and execute the co-manufacturing strategy as well as new business ventures to further manufacturing growth and performance.

Position follows our hybrid schedule: Monday-Wednesday in office. Thursday-Friday remote. Some travel required.

What You’ll be Doing:

• Manages the Manufacturing Business Development new product process, ensuring metrics that measure key performance indicators are met.
• Responsible for developing and owning internal and external customer relationships and managing customer satisfaction.
• Collaborates with the Business Development Director to develop and execute the co-manufacturing strategy to support the overall manufacturing growth strategy.
• Partners with cross-functional leaders on business strategies pertaining to new products and services.
• Identifies and proposes potential business growth areas by building business partnerships, exploring opportunities, and conducting feasibility analysis of new business capabilities.
• Responsible for, understanding market trends and identifying, in partnership with finance, business opportunities with greatest ROI.
• Presents opportunities to business partners and develops strategies for product implementation, product improvement or product discontinuance.
• Partners with Product Development and Own Brand Quality to coordinate research activities by through focus groups consisting of owners, technicians, consultants and internal business owners and partners to gain alignment and create prototypes.
• Maintains and implements an ongoing business development plan for Meijer Manufacturing that will achieve predefined growth targets.
• Responsible for hiring, training, developing and supervision of business development team.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Food Science or relevant related work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or business disciplines.
• Previous Leadership experience required.
• Ability to manage complex situations in a way that drives results.
• Intuitive ability to recognize innovative opportunities that could be applied to Meijer.
• Knowledge and understanding of food industry.
• Ability to translate service requirements and risk mitigation throughout processes.
• Demonstrated ability to design practices, processes and procedures to drive internal consistency.
• Ability to manage complex projects with standard project management processes; including Lean/6 sigma.
• Office computer skills; able to learn company systems and tools, preference for Microsoft application experience.

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please submit your request. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.