What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Director position at Venture?
Job Description
Job Description
Description : LOGISTICS FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS
At Venture, we help our clients deliver their products, their promises, and their potential every day. If you believe in delivering great customer service, value partnership, and are always looking for a challenge, we’d like to meet you.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Business Development Director is responsible for managing, coordinating and directing projects, tools and personnel related to operations and sales initiatives, pricing models, contracts, bids, rates, and other items and systems related to the performance and profitability of the company.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS FOR THIS POSITION
- Create and implement measurement tools & work with Operations managers & employees to manage all divisions for continuous improvement & growth. This includes employee performance reviews, managing workloads and teams to ensure workflow & responsibilities are established, communicated and implemented.
- Establish growth goals for all specialized operations divisions. (Flatbed, Dedicated, Spot Market, Reefer / Intermodal.) Delegate & manage responsibility to ensure that growth strategy & goals are met & maintained.
- Assist Project Managers in design, implementation & managing of TMS systems to ensure efficiency & improvements.
- Educate all offices on capacity and market trends to ensure competitive pricing and sufficient service for both customers and carriers.
- Work directly with the Operations managers to analyze bid awards and market trends to determine capacity vs volume, to maximize growth while ensuring service, competitive pricing and profitability.
- Assist Account Managers & Sales Reps in addressing customers both verbally and through email, to ensure we are adjusting pricing, handling issues & problem solving to expectations. Some travel and customer visits may also be required.
- Work with Employee Development to establish consistent training, focusing on relative business needs & goals, to ensure value-added education.
- Regular and predictable attendance.
OTHER SIGNIFICANTJOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE
Requirements :
REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
PREFERRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED SKILLS (TECHNICAL, CLERICAL, LANGUAGE, ETC.)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Sit (at a desk) for prolonged periods of time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Office.
OTHER INFORMATION
BENEFITS
This Position Description is not intended to guarantee, and does not guarantee, ongoing employment or employment for a definite term, either in this position or with the Company. Absent an enforceable written contract to the contrary, and to the fullest extent allowed by federal, state and local law, an employee’s employment relationship with the Company is at-will.
