Invest Greenville: Business Development & Support Manager

International Executive Service Corps; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 74,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Retirement plan

Health clinic

Paid holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Computer purchase

Job summary

Invest Greenville is seeking a Business Development & Support Manager to advance economic growth by recruiting new businesses and supporting existing industries. The role reports to the VP of Business Recruitment & Special Projects and works across departments to ensure responsive, professional, and solution-driven service.

Travel is frequent locally with some regional travel. Requirements include a degree in business or related field, 3+ years in economic development, strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, or significant industry experience.
• 3+ years in economic development, business development, account management, or related field.
• Strong relationships with business and community stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a small team.
• Proficiency with CRM systems or willingness to learn.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison to local programs supporting existing industry, small business, and entrepreneurial efforts.
• Identify growth opportunities, risks, workforce needs, and infrastructure issues affecting performance.
• Coordinate internal and partner resources to support businesses.
• Maintain relationships with local partners.
• Collaborate on prospect development, site visits, and project coordination.
• Input and maintain data in Salesforce.
• Assist with RFP/RFI responses and company profiles, and briefings.
• Work with research, marketing, talent, and operations to address business needs.
• Represent Invest Greenville at events.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Invest Greenville: Business Development & Support Manager

Location: Invest Greenville Job Code: 1606 # of openings: 1

Business Development & Support Manager

Salary Range:

$74,110.40 – $117,811.20

Anticipated Hiring Range:

$74,110.40 – $96,012.80 (commensurate with skills and experience)

Position Overview:

The Business Development and Support Manager plays a critical role in advancing Invest Greenville’s mission by supporting the recruitment of new businesses while also supporting existing industry and small business. This position serves as a trusted partner to the Vice President of Business Recruitment & Special Projects, who assists the organization with recruitment, engages with the county on existing industry support, and serves as a convener and supporter of the small business resource network. The manager operates with a service-oriented, team-focused approach and works collaboratively across the organization to ensure businesses and partners experience Invest Greenville as responsive, professional, and solution-driven.

Key Attributes & Cultural Fit:

• Mission Driven: Deeply motivated by economic and community impact, with a strong sense of purpose geared toward community benefit
• Team Success Focused: A collaborative team member who elevates others and prioritizes organizational and team success over individual wins
• Agile & Adaptable: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, changing priorities, personalities and evolving project needs. Possess strong emotional intelligence
• Intellectually Curious: Interest in cross-functional learning and continuous education of best practices and emerging trends in economic development
• Stakeholder Centered: Approach clients, investors, and stakeholders as trusted partners and collaborators, prioritizing responsiveness and relationships
• Authentic & Trustworthy: Demonstrates integrity, discretion, and genuine care

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economic development, public administration, or a related field or significant industry experience
• Three (3) or more years of experience in economic development, business development, account management, small business programs, or related field
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business and community stakeholders
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a small team-oriented organization.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and standard business software (or strong willingness to learn)
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with existing industry, business development, or business retention and expansion programs
• Familiarity with manufacturing, life sciences, technology, or other targeted industry sectors
• Experience working in or with public-private or non-profit organizations

Core Responsibilities:

Serve as key liaison for local business

• Serve as the primary liaison and partner to key local programs that support existing industry, small business, and entrepreneurial programs.
• Conduct purposeful business and partner engagements to identify growth opportunities, risks, workforce needs, infrastructure issues, or other factors affecting company performance.
• Coordinate internal and partner resources such as grant programming to help support businesses.
• Maintain strong working relationships with local partners

Business Development & Pipeline Support

• Collaborate with the Vice President of Business Recruitment & Special Projects on prospect development, site visits, and project coordination as needed.
• Identify relationships with supply chain entities that support local industries which may also feed into Invest Greenville’s broader recruitment pipeline.
• Assist with inputting and maintaining data in Salesforce
• Assist with RFP/RFI responses for recruitment projects and the preparation of company profiles, project information, and internal briefings
• Work closely with research, marketing, talent, and operations staff to ensure business needs are understood and addressed holistically
• Support cross-departmental initiatives that advance job creation, investment, and community competitiveness
• Participate in meetings with partner organizations, local governments, workforce entities, and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Represent Invest Greenville professionally at business and community events

Travel:

Frequent local travel; occasional regional or domestic travel

Additional Functions:

Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits include:

• Medical and Dental Plans
• Local Government Retirement System (LGERS) regular full-time and designated part-time employees are eligible
• 401(k) and 457 plan, including company 401(k) employer contribution
• On-Site Health Clinic
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Professional Development
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Computer Purchase Program

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

Invest Greenville is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

DISCLAIMER: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the specification at any time without notice.

Employment is contingent upon passing a physical examination including a drug/alcohol screening and a comprehensive background check. To ensure consideration, a completed Greenville Utilities application must be received in the Human Resources Office.

Greenville Utilities Commission participates in E-Verify.

"An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer”