Manager, Business Development
American Bureau of Shipping
Business Development Manager
The Business Development Manager drives market position and achievement of business outcomes through the Account Management and Commercial Operations Core Process. This position is the core sales position within the company responsible for new business and clients as well as managing and leveraging existing accounts. The Business Development Manager drives results through individual and collective team sales efforts.
What You Will Do:
- Contribute to strategic initiatives and planning through an extensive knowledge of market conditions within their assigned specific location or group of locations, country or group of countries, market sector, and/or product(s).
- Sell ABS services using the strength of local affiliates' business structure.
- Develop and maintain key client relationships with a focus on maintaining current work and expanding new business opportunities and prospect for new clients and business opportunities within your assigned responsibility.
- Lead the development of visit plans for assigned clients and area of responsibility, to include organizing client meetings for ABS senior management.
- Maintains awareness of the overall ABS service portfolio and promote services/products when appropriate, ensuring peers and teams outside your core responsibility are aware of potential opportunities and needed action.
- Work with organizational teams to develop capture strategies, proposals and pricing as appropriate.
- Work with technical staff and other internal teams as needed to meet customer needs.
- Provide strategic insight within the assigned area or responsibility related to future business initiatives, market drivers, and competitor activities for inclusion in business planning.
- Identify opportunities for marketing campaigns within the area of responsibility that will lead to increased sales.
- Submit reports as needed and ensure data is accurately entered and managed within the company's CRM.
- Forecast sales targets and track activity on accounts to meet these targets
What You Will Need:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited university or equivalent business/quality-related experience.
- 5 or more years of experience in the industry is preferred.
- Business experience in the manufacturing and/or technical service industry.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Self-motivated professional with a track record of sales leadership.
- High energy professional with a commitment to succeed in sales and business development.
- Facile with computers, both in preparing presentations and communications and in working within ABS QE's operating platforms.
- Familiarity with management systems is helpful. Otherwise, the ability to learn new areas quickly will be critical.
- Sensitive to multicultural environments.
- Excellent communicator both with customers and the sales team.
- Focus on the result; strong desire to achieve objectives despite challenges.
- Ability to develop a working knowledge of ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the ABS Employee Safety Policy.
Reporting Relationships:
Reports directly to the Director of Business Development or senior level manager.
About Our Benefits ABS Group proudly offers a variety of industry-leading benefits designed to enhance the life and well-being of our employees and their families. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical insurance (PPO and HD), dental and vision insurance, Health Savings account (HSA), Flexible Savings Account (FSA), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability leave programs, parental leave program, paid holidays, and paid vacation time. The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers additional support in personal wellness, including work-life services. ABS Group also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements. Equal Opportunity The ABS Group of Companies is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws. Notice ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Other This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job.
Job Info
- Job Identification 4264
- Job Category Business Development
- Posting Date 04/20/2026, 06:59 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX, 77389, US
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