VP Business Development Jobs in Tennessee

Vice President of Business Development

Who We Are:

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Your role on the team:

• Identifies business opportunities, assesses customer needs, and matches these with the company's services to acquire new logo customers
• Identifies target customers in key verticals to build an adequate pipeline
• Develops strategies to increase integrated and cross selling opportunities
• Scans competitive landscape including annual reports, press releases, and other industry news sources
• Works with Business Units to evaluate attractiveness of verticals and develop penetration strategies
• Develops and maintains needs assessment of key verticals and aligns services and resources as required
• Develops unique value propositions to target customers with key services
• Supports global and divisional sales efforts
• Identifies new services based on vertical and customer research and interaction
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on industry trends and new services/solutions
• Develops strategies to increase integrated and cross selling opportunities
• Develops relationships with consultants and industry partners to create new channels to market as well as new service offerings
• Other duties as required and assigned

What you need:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4 year college or university
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant business development experience
• Experience in the Supply Chain Industry
• PC literate to include Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook

Essential Skills:

• Ability to write proposals and RFP responses
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and co-workers
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to negotiate profitable partner relationships with regional and national logistics clients
• Dynamic leadership skills

What you gain from joining our team:

• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• 401k match
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• Employee discounts
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Free financial wellness programs
• Daycare discount program
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
• • more!

Join our Team!

• Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview!

OR

• Text DELIVER to 88300 to apply!