Next In Natural

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Next In Natural seeks Western and Eastern (2 positions) USA Business Development Team Leader Enjoy developing great business relationships as much as a good meal? This outstanding opportunity could be just the right cuisine! We are on the lookout for a positive minded, results driven, team player to embark on, or further your career as a Business Development Team Leader. Key Qualifications: ☼ Minimum of 2 years' experience in business development, with a proven track record of simultaneously building multiple brands, including within the beverage sector. ☼ Leadership experience is advantageous Our Organization: Next In Natural, www.NextInNatural.com, is a boutique Venture Studio Co-op for a select few emerging food and beverage companies. Our mission is to help make the world a better place to eat, drink and be healthy, organically. We partner closely with farmers and producers to source, develop, and bring to market the finest better-for-you food and beverage items. Proudly serving some of the best customers across the United States, we are equally committed to giving back by supporting causes that resonate with our values. You will lead up Business Development activities in the Eastern USA and join an award-winning team of talented, personable and creative individuals led by our CEO www.JeffLichtenstein.com. We are dedicated to pursuing our mission along with team and individual goals and success with equal passion. Our Headquarters are located in Brooklyn, New York though you can be based in your local market. Overnight travel will be required to support our current and future customer base. Profile: Eastern / Western Business Development Team Leader You will lead Business Development activities including helping our customers grow their business and helping lead up our Broker, Merchandising and Trade Team fostering and growing existing business relationships while developing new ones, creating symbiotic win-win partnerships. Field time visiting customers at HQ and store level three to four days a week including some overnight travel to help build additional markets. Your primary areas of purview will consist of: ☼ Nurture and build existing and new customer relationships ☼ Leadership and support of our Business Development Team, Brokers and Merchandising team members ☼ Support of our Trade Marketing Team and Initiatives ☼ Engineer winning strategies to meet and surpass sales budgets by account The ideal candidate will possess: o Positive Attitude: We believe this is the most important gateway drug to long term chemical dependency on positive results:) o Excellent Leadership Skills: Ability to nurture and build a dynamic team and multitude of symbiotic business partnerships based on honesty, integrity, strong communication and great follow up. o Strong analytical and metric minded approach to building business o Outgoing personality, with excellent interpersonal skills and self-motivation o Vision: Long-range foresight with a can-do approach to turn goals into accomplishments o Open mindedness to learn, be coached and grow within a growing organization o Experience with Business Development in the organic or natural retail sector o Simultaneous multi-brand-building or Brokerage experience o Pertinacious work ethic while having fun! o Skills in Excel, Power Point, CRMs o A Passion for healthy, great tasting food and drink Requirements: ☼ Positive minded, kind-hearted and outgoing personality ☼ Ability to inspire by leading from the front and to nurture an environment where success is built on great teamwork ☼ Relationship driven focus coupled with a measure to manage approach ☼ Overnight travel, 1-2 trips per month ☼ Excellent communication both verbally and in writing ☼ Efficient time management skills ☼ A well organized, self-starter The Opportunity: This is an outstanding opportunity to take on a key role within a dynamic growing organization dedicated to innovative organic and natural food/bev products, top-flight service, team harmony and group success. Business Development Team Leader will be reporting into and working in harmony with our Chief Executive Officer. An excellent opportunity for those looking to further their career in the world of organic / natural food and beverage! Salary is commensurate with experience from $60,000 to $100,000 and additionally the remuneration package includes performance-based bonus incentives and company upside bonus. Health/Dental Benefits, paid vacations and great opportunities for advancement from within the organization. Please Email Cover Letter and Resume with the posting title of this advertisement as the subject line. Thank you for your consideration! •Location: Primarily Field Work – Office in Brooklyn USA •EOE