What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Executive position at Forvis Mazars?
Description & Requirements
The Business Development Executive (BDE) serves as a growth leader in their assigned market working closely with the Managing Partner (MP) in the development and execution of the overall market growth strategy and providing direct business development and pursuit leadership for strategic prospects and clients. Primary areas of focus will include developing relationships and new business with organizations ranging from $200m privately-owned business to multi-billion dollar public companies.
How You Will Contribute :
- Develop a strong working relationship and growth cadence with the MP to assess market needs, define growth strategies, monitor progress against goals, and ensure alignment of activities to key focus areas of market growth
- In coordination with the MP, lead / facilitate regular market growth meetings with key Market Industry and Service Line leaders, coordinating market growth efforts and strategic pursuits
- In alignment with the market growth strategy, lead the identification, qualification and pursuit of new business opportunities at named targeted prospects and select existing clients. Activities include developing and nurturing relationships with key executive buyers, listening to understand critical business issues / strategic goals, and identifying client service opportunities.
- Provide leadership on strategic pursuits to position the firm to win through pursuit best practices, including :
- Pre-pursuit research, targeting and developing strategic pursuit plans
- Engaging and coordinating with necessary subject matter professionals
- Leading internal prep and strategy meetings for opportunity scoping and participating in / facilitating scoping and relationships development meetings with targets
- Coordinating with necessary market, industry and service line leadership on pursuit and resourcing strategies
- Leading and coordinating proposal response including developing proposal strategies, win themes and key messages / differentiators as part of pursuit approach
- Participating in oral presentations and follow-up meetings
- Providing negotiation / pricing strategy leadership as part of pursuit
- Coordinate with firm-wide teams across services and industries to drive collaboration and cross-serve opportunities with our clients
- Outside of direct strategic targeting efforts, serve as a face of the firm in the market, developing referral relationships and qualifying / leading opportunistic pursuits as they arise
- Participate in trade organization and relevant business networks to build relationships in the community in alignment with market growth strategy
- Provide ongoing business development coaching to Partners, Managing Directors, Directors and Senior Managers
- Collaborate extensively with other BDEs around the firm to drive synergies and to share best practices to expand your skillsets and enhance the overall culture and capabilities of the Business Development team
We are looking for people who are Builders and bring :
Minimum Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
LI-DFW
LI-LD3
