Business Development Manager

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Education Or Experience Substitution

3 years of work experience in Sales, Marketing, or Business Development is preferred

Compensation

$

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Job Description

Company Overview:

BlueStar is a leading global solutions-based distributor of Point-of-Sale, Bar-coding, data collection, radio frequency identification (RFID), and Wireless mobility products. BlueStar works exclusively with Value Added Reseller Partners, providing them with complete solutions at competitive prices. The company brings unequaled expertise to the market, offers award-winning technical support, and is an authorized service center for a growing number of manufacturers.

The Business Development Manager is part of the US Marketing Department and is responsible for representing a vendor, and developing and managing relationships with channel partners in alignment with the annual business and marketing plan. This is a hybrid work position. Employee must report into the BlueStar Hebron, KY headquarters two days per week for collaboration, and can work from their home office the three remaining days. BlueStar business hours apply.

Essential Job Functions:

Business and Product Knowledge

Expertise of vendor's products, programs, policies, and value-adds

Expertise of BlueStar's programs, policies, procedures, and value-adds

Contribute to vendor/BlueStar quarterly business reviews (QBRs)

Achieve growth targets for BlueStar and vendor key performance indicators (KPIs)

Key Relationships

Internal: Build and maintain relationships with BlueStar Sales Team (liaise with other internal functional groups)

Vendor: Build and maintain relationships with key vendor contacts and channel sales team

External: Cultivate and maintain relationships with target accounts, value-added resellers (VARs), and independent software vendors (ISVs). This includes regular contact and visits with accounts.

Estimated travel 30-40%.

Passport required. May have to attend an international trade show.

Business Development

Contribute to the joint annual business and marketing plan for sales region

Execute the plan to achieve quarterly KPIs including sales-out goal for overall revenue and target account growth

Provide support to BlueStar Sales team and VAR partners regarding inquiries related to the vendor

Assist in vendor product trainings for BlueStar Sales team

Coordinate and lead trainings with channel partners

Manage the BlueStar/vendor pipeline and deal closure related to region

Recruit and onboard ISVs and VARs into BlueStar and vendor partner programs

Represent vendor at BlueStar roadshows and tradeshows

Understand marketing campaign capabilities. Be a marketing consultant for partners to develop business and marketing plans that generate demand and brand preference

Stay up-to-date on the latest market trends. Use business intelligence tools to analyze data and dashboards

Qualifications:

Complete understanding of all aspects of added value business development

A four-year college degree and 3 years of work experience in Sales, Marketing, or Business Development is preferred.

Understand distribution models and basic concepts of reseller channels

Knowledge of the POS, Networking, and AIDC channel is a plus

Comfortable working in a team with diverse responsibilities and personalities

Has an understanding of accounting principles for budgets, MDF, and Co-op marketing funds

Competencies

Concentration: Can manage multiple tasks and projects, and has the ability to prioritize workload. Maintains focus on primary tasks to meet deadlines and advance projects

Goal-Oriented: Capable of establishing goals and deliverables, constructing plans, and executing with minimal supervision

Interpersonal Skills & Communication: Comfortable working with customers directly and corresponding through multiple modes of communication including virtual, phone, e-mail, and in-person. Can work independently on projects and within a team environment

Presentation: Ability to stand up in front of a group of people, and share information and insights about the business

Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite and Power BI: Has an intermediate knowledge of Excel including how to do vlookups, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Has intermediate knowledge of Word and can build presentations in PowerPoint. Comfortable using Power BI to extract, analyze, and make conclusions from basic data sets.

Core Values

Customer-Centric

Integrity

Teamwork

Knowledge

Desire to Win

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Job Type

Full time

Place of Work

Hybrid

Requisition ID

1322074