Business Development Manager - Dedicated Sales

Dupré Logistics is seeking a high-energy, relationship-driven Dedicated Business Development Manager to help expand our dedicated transportation and private fleet solutions business. This role is heavily focused on prospecting, generating activity, opening doors, and creating meaningful touchpoints with prospective customers across targeted markets and industries. This is a true hunter role designed for someone who thrives on building pipelines, developing relationships, creating opportunities, and driving new business conversations. The ideal candidate is motivated by outbound activity, networking, strategic outreach, and uncovering transportation opportunities with shippers that could benefit from dedicated transportation solutions. The Dedicated Business Development Manager will work closely with operations and leadership teams to transition qualified opportunities into solution development and customer onboarding. Key Responsibilities Business Development & Prospecting Develop and execute strategic prospecting plans within targeted industries and geographic markets Generate new business opportunities through outbound calls, emails, LinkedIn outreach, networking, referrals, and in-person meetings Build and maintain a strong pipeline of dedicated transportation opportunities Identify companies operating private fleets or utilizing dedicated transportation providers Open doors with decision-makers including transportation managers, supply chain leaders, operations leaders, and executive stakeholders Schedule discovery meetings and introductory conversations for leadership and solution design teams Relationship Management Develop long-term relationships with prospective customers through consistent communication and follow-up Maintain detailed activity tracking and pipeline management within CRM systems Partner with internal operations and leadership teams to align customer opportunities with operational capabilities Qualifications 2+ years of transportation business development experience is needed to apply Proven ability to prospect, cold call, and generate business opportunities Strong communication and relationship-building skills Self-motivated with high activity and follow-up discipline Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment CRM experience preferred Ability to travel periodically for customer visits and industry events Competitive base salary plus incentive opportunity #J-18808-Ljbffr Dupré Logistics, LLC