Strategic Business Planning Manager

Jobtailor; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Arlington, Texas seeks a Blood Drive Sponsorship Program Manager to develop and implement sponsor programs that achieve collection goals. You will identify, develop, manage, and retain Blood Program Leaders and sponsors.

Responsibilities include maximizing sponsor value, providing operational support, maintaining strong communications, calendar development, data tracking, and travel as needed. Bachelor's degree and 3+ years' related experience required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, sales, communications or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Knowledge of group dynamics, direct sales, customer maintenance techniques, and negotiation.
• Good organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication, including training and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on a team and with internal/external partners.
• Analytical: analyze historical data, project trends, define goals, develop measurements, and achieve operational improvements in key performance metrics.
• Must be able to travel and provide own transportation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sponsor partnership programs to achieve collection goals.
• Identify, develop, manage, and retain Blood Program Leaders and sponsor partnerships.
• Maximize value from sponsor partnerships.
• Provide organizational and operational support to sponsor contacts.
• Maintain high-level communication with Blood Program Leaders and sponsors.
• Support annual blood drive calendar development and scheduling.
• Monitor government, demographics, organizations, and competitive conditions in the assigned geography.
• Apply market knowledge to service sponsor groups and penetrate designated markets.
• Maintain accurate system records and tracking of sponsor group performance.
• Ensure organizational tools, technology, and strategies support customer service, efficiency, and productivity.
• Identify opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Data Analysis

Negotiation Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Multi-Priority Management

Training Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Sales/Communications

Tools

Organizational Tools

Customer Service Strategies

Job description

• Develop and implement annual and long-term sponsor partnership blood drive programs in the assigned geography to achieve collection goals
• Identify, develop, implement, manage, and retain Blood Program Leader and sponsor partnerships
• Maximize value from sponsor partnerships
• Provide organizational and operational support to sponsor contacts
• Maintain high-level communication with assigned Blood Program Leaders and sponsors
• Support annual blood drive calendar development and productive scheduling
• Monitor government, demographics, organizations, and competitive conditions in the assigned geography
• Apply market knowledge to service sponsor groups and penetrate designated markets
• Maintain accurate system records
• Provide tracking and statistical data on sponsor group performance
• Ensure organizational tools, technology, and strategies support customer service, efficiency, and productivity
• Identify opportunities for improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, sales, communications or related field required
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required
• Knowledge of group dynamics, direct sales, customer maintenance techniques, and negotiation skills
• Good organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities effectively
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including training and presentation skills
• Ability to work on a team
• Ability to work with internal/external partners and internal unit management teams to resolve complex business problems
• Ability to analyze historical collection data, project upcoming collection trends, define goals, develop measurements, and achieve operational improvements in key performance metrics
• Ability to effectively implement programs preferred
• Responsible for providing own transportation for business purposes
• Some travel may be required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing sponsor partnership programs, with a strong focus on achieving collection goals and enhancing customer service through effective communication and organizational strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bachelor's Degree In Marketing
• 3 Years Of Related Experience
• Negotiation Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Data Analysis

Hard Skills

• Program Development
• Market Knowledge
• Statistical Data Tracking
• Performance Metrics Analysis
• Operational Improvement

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Team Collaboration
• Multi-Priority Management
• Training Skills

Industry Keywords

• Blood Drive Programs
• Sponsor Partnerships
• Customer Maintenance Techniques
• Direct Sales
• Geographic Market Analysis

Tools & Technologies

• Organizational Tools
• Customer Service Strategies