Business Development Manager (CA/OR)

Divertinc; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision and Dental Benefits

Life Insurance

401K with Safe Harbor match

Paid Time Off

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Divert Inc. in California is growing its Industrials team and seeks a strategic business development leader to drive market discovery, qualification, closure, enablement and growth across infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with Marketing, RevOps, Customer Success, Product and Operations, manage a large book of business, travel 25-50% annually, and help turn data‑driven insights into customer value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 2–4 years in business development, customer acquisition, and project execution.
• 2–4 years in energy, recycling, food & beverage, and/or transportation industries.
• Valid driver's license required for travel.
• Strong communication skills with empathy for different audiences.
• Demonstrated data analysis in a commercial context.
• Detail oriented with urgency; able to work independently and cross-functionally.
• Comfort with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Market discovery and regional expertise to match facility capabilities with market needs.
• Maintain and execute a pipeline to identify, qualify and win new business.
• Advocate for VOC within the team and ensure end-to-end onboarding to customer success.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Detail oriented

Driver's license

Market discovery

Pipeline management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Divert is a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted through nationwide infrastructure and innovative technologies. Founded in 2007, the company provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery to provide to people in need, and transforms unsold food products into renewable energy to power communities. Through this integrated approach to reducing wasted food–Prevent, Provide, Power™–Divert works with customers across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively impact people and the environment.

What You’ll Do:

Divert is growing quickly across the country with a large number of infrastructure projects and industry programs dedicated to ensuring no food goes to waste. As we continue to scale our infrastructure platform that transforms the food value chains, we require an exceptional individual to drive business development efforts within our Industrials team. Central to our continued success over the coming years, this strategic position will have ownership over significant books of business that start with market discovery and opportunity identification through qualification, close, enablement, and growth. A strong collaborator, this position will work closely with colleagues across Marketing, RevOps, Customer Success, Product, and Operations with the following core functions.

Responsibilities:

• Market Discovery and expertise across the region to effectively match facility capabilities and capacity with market needs. Mapping industrial customers and sub-verticals and understanding market dynamics, competitors, partners, and price points to win business and achieve revenue goals.
• Maintaining and executing a pipeline to identify, qualify and win new business by thoughtfully connecting with key Customer stakeholders, developing a rigorous understanding of their needs, and creating solutions that leverage our offerings.
• Advocating for the Voice of the Customer (VOC) within our team and the broader organization by ensuring that your understanding of market pain points and opportunities is communicated successfully. Ensure end-to-end concierge level experience through the business development and onboarding process, and a successful transition to customer success.

Location/Travel:

There are two positions available - ideal locations for these roles are Central Valley, CA & Portland, OR area to be near and support our Turlock, CA and Longview, WA operations. We will consider qualified applicants in CA, OR, WA that can meet the travel requirements.

Travel:

25- 50% annually for both roles is required

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
• 2 – 4 years of experience in business development, customer acquisition, and project execution, AND
• 2 – 4 years of experience in the energy, recycling, food & beverage, and/or transportation industries
• Valid driver's license required for travel
• Very strong communication skills with empathy for different audiences’ needs
• Demonstrated success with data analysis in a commercial / business development context
• Detail oriented, strong sense of urgency, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a larger, cross‑functional team
• Comfort with standard business tools, e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint

What Will Set You Apart:

• Experience in physical operations, e.g., plant operations, manufacturing, or similar
• Ambiguity‑seeking with the ability to build customer pipelines, cultivate relationships and close deals
• Ability to thrive in a high‑growth context with numerous internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability and/or boots‑on‑the‑ground industry experience
• Experience with solution sales of liquid (DAF / SAF sludge) waste, palletized waste, or physical operations, e.g., plant operations, manufacturing, or similar

What's In It For You?

• Compensation Range: $110,000-125,000 annually, plus bonus
• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)
• Life Insurance
• 401K with Safe Harbor company match
• Paid Time Off
• Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact the Divert Recruiting Team, [e-mail]