Vice President of Business Development

Talent Acquisitions Group Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Acquisitions Group Inc. seeks a Vice President of Business Development in the Houston area to open and grow high-value industrial MRO and safety programs.

You will build multi-site relationships, sell on uptime and service rather than price, and partner with leadership to steer market focus. The role requires a hunter mindset, a proven ability to open new accounts from scratch, and a strong Gulf Coast network.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of sales or business development in industrial MRO, safety products, PPE or industrial services.
• Proven track record of personally opening new accounts and not inheriting them.
• Proven growth of multi-million dollar accounts through long, consultative sales cycles.
• Established network across Gulf Coast plant operations, maintenance, procurement and EH&S.
• Comfort with up to 75% regional travel; Houston area residence strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Open and win new accounts across Gulf Coast refiners, petrochemical plants, manufacturers and industrial contractors.
• Sell vendor managed inventory, industrial vending and on-site store programs focused on uptime and total cost.
• Build relationships with operations, maintenance, procurement and EH&S leaders and align opportunities with shutdowns and maintenance cycles.
• Expand single-site wins into multi-site relationships across a customer footprint.
• Help leadership decide target customers and markets and track pipeline in Salesforce.

Skills

New accounts

Major accounts

Gulf Coast network

Travel readiness

Industry MRO

Job description

Title: Vice President, Business Development

Territory: Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast

Industry: Industrial Distribution, MRO and Safety Products

Location: Houston, TX

Compensation: Highly competitive base + STI

Ideal Candidate

An industrial MRO or safety sales hunter who has built a book from the ground up and wants to do it again without the bureaucracy. You have opened plant accounts yourself, from the first conversation to a signed vendor managed inventory or on-site program. You know the Gulf Coast refining, petrochemical and manufacturing base, and you want a seat where your wins shape where the company grows next.

Position Overview

The Vice President of Business Development opens new high-value customer relationships for a value-add distributor of industrial MRO, safety and PPE products, and grows them into multi-site programs. This is a hands-on role. You will prospect, sell and close integrated supply programs built on uptime and service rather than price, and work directly with leadership to decide which customers, industries and markets to pursue. As the business scales, the plan is to add business development seats and regions, creating a path into leadership.

Lead Responsibilities

• Open and win new accounts with refiners, petrochemical plants, manufacturers and industrial contractors across the Gulf Coast
• Sell vendor managed inventory, industrial vending and on-site store programs on uptime, service and total cost
• Build relationships with operations, maintenance, procurement and EH&S leaders, and time opportunities around shutdowns and maintenance cycles
• Expand single-site wins into multi-site relationships across a customer’s footprint
• Help leadership choose target customers, industries and markets, and track pipeline and results in Salesforce

Desired Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of sales or business development in industrial MRO, safety products, PPE or industrial services
• A track record of personally opening new accounts, not inheriting them
• Proven growth of multi-million dollar accounts through long, consultative sales cycles
• An established network across Gulf Coast plant operations, maintenance, procurement and EH&S
• Comfort with up to 75% regional travel; Houston area residence strongly preferred