Business Development Manager - Kansas City, MO

Business Development Manager - Kansas City, MO - Remote

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Business Development Manager, you’ll be part of our Tools and Outdoor Commercial team working as a remote employee. You’ll be responsible for increasing the sales of PROTO, Stanley, , Lenox and DEWALT brands marketed and sold through our National Accounts partners in the Industrial channels. You will take full ownership of the Sales Cycle, which includes identifying needs, presenting solutions, execution, forecasting, POS review and working with SBD Industrial team members. You will be expected to continuously review/understand the competitive landscape to secure proper Channel Position. You will be responsible for new item recommendations, presentations, POS/Scorecard Analysis, and managing all discretionary budgets.  You’ll also get to:   

• Manage, grow, and develop a relationship with key verticals within distribution partners designated to support and represent the total breadth of Stanley Black & Decker industrial solution brands: DeWalt, Stanley, Lenox, Proto, Irwin.
• Demonstrate the value of Stanley Black & Decker’s total product portfolio and services by identifying target opportunities, running product trials, and providing the customer with a cost savings analysis report to show the difference between value and price.
• Identifying key national opportunities with distribution partners to attack with the use of promotions, programs, and new products.
• Manage administrative aspects and timely reporting for all territory management areas, including Expense Management (travel and samples), paperwork, forecasts, gap plans, upside opportunities, and other requests from leadership. 
• Keep distributors motivated and informed about product and keeping sales personnel focused on technical services as important value-added service when selling.
• Create and present a value-based method of communication with distribution and end users.
• This position involves approximately 30%-40% travel within territory. Local and overnight travel within territory to support distributor / customer needs and growth.  Travel for National Distributor Meetings and Industry Trade Shows as needed
• Coordinate relationship efforts between Industrial Account Managers, distribution, end-users and yourself

• Meet and Exceed POS Sales Goals for National Accounts.
• Execute on BDT plans for new product introductions at National Accounts, coupled with a plan to execute new product national promotional programming with independents as applicable.
• Review business with customer on a monthly/quarterly basis to ensure growth targets being achieved.
• Properly document in CRM all account and contact information, call activity, and conversion opportunity progression.

• Take credit for value added activity by highlighting that activity to distributor / end user with the appropriate documentation.
• Provide support to distributor partners and end-users on product training through educational and safety seminars.
• Utilize national promos, flyers, resources, and events regionally to develop a relationship with distribution.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good?  In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelors/associate degree in a related field, or 5+ years of equivalent trade experience in a shop environment
• 2+ Years of direct sales experience in industrial sales is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com or other CRM is preferred.
• Knowledge of hydraulic, electric, pneumatic, and mechanical systems is preferable.
• Travel Requirements - must be comfortable with weekly travel throughout the territory.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices. ​

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

#LI-REMOTE

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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