Position Summary: The Business Development Manager is a self-motived, driven individual responsible for growing and maintaining current and future business relationships. This position works closely with contractors and suppliers for the duration of the entire sales process from identifying new leads to closing a project. The Business Development Manager will assist the Assistant Manager with additional duties in the lumber yard and on the sales floor.

Essential Functions:

• Assist Seward Lumber in acquiring new customers and in the promotion of additional products and/or services to existing customers.
• Research new areas and opportunities for sales growth.
• Maintain and develop business-to-business, business-to-customer, and additional organizational relationships.
• Help the Assistant Manager with additional duties for the lumber yard and sales floor as well as employees within each division as needed.
• Implement, process, and manage customer special orders.
• Responsible for maintaining relations with contractors as well as handling contractor issues.
• Handle tasks essential to lumber yard and sales floor success, as they arise.
• Assist customers with purchasing products and utilize the POS system.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Talents:

• Self-starter tendencies with a willingness to listen and learn.
• Administration skills necessary for ordering and maintaining proper inventory levels.
• Innovative mindset and selling skills to assist in business expansion.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities, both orally and in writing.
• Business aptitude/eagerness to grow.
• Ability to know and adapt to target audience appropriately.
• Time management skills to assist in maintenance of the lumber yard.

Qualifications:

• Prior business developments, marketing, or sales experience.
• Prior industry or like-industry knowledge preferred.
• Building/construction knowledge and experience.
• Experience with social media and marketing preferred.
• Available to travel (local travel)

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk (including walking upstairs), use hands to handle, reach, or climb, balance, talk, and hear. This employee must be able to regularly lift and/or pull up to 100 pounds and push product from one spot to another.

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