Business Development Manager

Manager, Business Development

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Position Summary: We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Manager, Business Development to support growth within the Naval shipbuilding and maritime defense markets. This role focuses on tactical execution: prospect research, opportunity qualification, relationship support, early-stage customer engagement, and coordination of proposal activities. The ideal candidate understands the fundamentals of DoD/Navy acquisition, can quickly develop working knowledge of maritime systems and shipyard environments, and is skilled at moving well-qualified opportunities through the pipeline in partnership with senior BD leadership. This position is an excellent fit for someone who is hungry to grow into a senior BD role and thrives in a fast-moving, highly technical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead early-stage prospecting and research to identify new opportunities across Navy, Coast Guard, and shipyard customers.
• Conduct initial outreach, qualification calls, and follow-up communications to develop warm, actionable leads for Directors and Sr. Director.
• Maintain and update the BD pipeline in the company CRM (e.g., Salesforce), ensuring accuracy in opportunity stages, value, and timelines.
• Gather market intelligence on program funding, competitor activities, contract vehicles, and prime contractor initiatives.
• Support the creation of proposals, capability statements, presentations, and technical package coordination with Engineering, Marketing, and Program Management.
• Assist in scheduling, preparing, and capturing outcomes from customer meetings, industry events, shipyard visits, and trade shows.
• Track and report weekly BD activity metrics, providing visibility to senior BD leadership on progress against targets.
• Support Directors/Sr. Director in preparing gate reviews, capture plans, price-to-win inputs, and overall pursuit strategies.
• Build foundational relationships with working-level customer stakeholders (e.g., project engineers, contracting specialists, shipyard supervisors, assistant program managers).
• Ensure compliance with internal proposal and opportunity pursuit processes (e.g., QP3.2).
• Collaborate internally to coordinate technical questions, timeline management, and customer deliverables.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of sales, business development, capture, or program support experience in Aerospace & Defense, maritime systems, shipbuilding, or related technical industries.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Naval Architecture, or related field.
• Working knowledge of U.S. Navy / Coast Guard acquisition processes and defense contracting fundamentals (FAR/DFARS).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple pursuits, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Proven experience qualifying leads, conducting customer outreach, and supporting capture efforts.
• Ability to translate customer needs into internal action items and coordinate with technical teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to prepare clear, well-structured materials for customer and leadership use.
• Proficiency with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and standard business applications (MS Office).
• Self-motivated, curious, and capable of working independently while staying aligned with BD leadership direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting proposal development for DoD or maritime programs.
• Understanding of technical drawings, specifications, or engineered components.
• Familiarity with price-to-win concepts, competitive analysis, or capture strategy development.
• Existing relationships with engineering or contracting personnel within NAVSEA, shipyards, or prime contractors.

Other Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain a security clearance strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel (approximately 50%+) to customer sites, shipyards, and industry events across the U.S.
• This position may be remote or hybrid depending on candidate location; travel remains essential.

We offer a highly competitive compensation package for this outstanding position plus a quarterly bonus along with a full range of top quality benefits and employee services including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability income insurance programs, 401k retirement plans with company match, generous tuition aid program, paid vacation, sick and personal days, paid holidays and flexible work hours with compressed work week options. We recognize and reward our employee's accomplishments and host several employee engagement events per quarter. This position is at our Parsippany, NJ corporate offices location. Salary Range: $120,000 - $170,000/year.