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Enjoy developing great business relationships as much as a good meal? This outstanding opportunity could be just the right cuisine!

We are seeking a positive minded, results driven, team player to embark on, or further your career as a Business Development Team Leader. 2+ years’ experience in business development simultaneously building multiple brands including beverage is key, Leadership experience is required as well. New York City, Texas or West Coast based is a plus.

Our Organization:

Next In Natural, www.NextInNatural.com, is a boutique Venture Studio Co-op for a select few emerging food and beverage companies. Our mission is to help make the world a better place to eat, drink and be healthy, organically. We partner with farmers and producers to source, develop and bring to market the finest innovative organic and natural food and beverage items. We proudly work with some of the best customers in the United States to help keep consumers coming back for more and are pleased to give-back by way of supporting causes that are close to our hearts.

You will lead up Business Development activities in the USA and join an award-winning team of talented, personable and creative individuals lead by our CEO www.JeffLichtenstein.com. We are dedicated to pursuing our mission along with team and individual goals and success with equal passion. Our Headquarters are located in Brooklyn, New York though you can be based in your local market. Overnight travel will be required to support our current and future customer base.

Profile: National Business Development Team Leader

You will lead Business Development activities including helping our customers grow their business and helping lead up our Broker, Merchandising and Trade Team fostering and growing existing business relationships while developing new ones, creating symbiotic win-win partnerships. Field time visiting customers at HQ and store level three to four days a week including some overnight travel to help build additional markets.

Your primary areas of purview will consist of:

• Nurture and build existing and new customer relationships

• Leadership and support of our Business Development Team, Brokers and Merchandising team members

• Support of our Trade Marketing Team and Initiatives

• Engineer winning strategies to meet and surpass sales budgets by account, territory as well as D2C

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Positive Attitude: We believe this is the most important gateway drug to long term chemical dependency on positive resultsJ

• Excellent Leadership Skills: Ability to nurture and build a dynamic team and multitude of symbiotic business partnerships based on honesty, integrity, strong communication and great follow up.

• Strong analytical and metric minded approach to building business

• Outgoing personality, with excellent interpersonal skills and self-motivation

• Vision: Long-range foresight with a can-do approach to turn goals into accomplishments

• Open mindedness to learn, be coached and grow within a growing organization

• Experience with Business Development in the organic or natural retail sector

• Simultaneous multi-brand-building or Brokerage experience

• Pertinacious work ethic while having fun!

• Skills in Excel, Power Point, CRMs

• A Passion for healthy, great tasting food and drink

Requirements:

• Positive minded, kind-hearted and outgoing personality

• Ability to inspire by leading from the front and to nurture an environment where success is built on great teamwork

• Relationship driven focus coupled with a measure to manage approach

• Overnight travel, 1-2 trips per month

• Excellent communication both verbally and in writing

• Efficient time management skills

• A well organized, self-starter

The Opportunity:

This is an outstanding opportunity to take on a key role within a dynamic growing organization dedicated to innovative organic and natural food/bev products, top-flight service, team harmony and group success. Business Development Team Leader will be reporting to and working in harmony with our Chief Executive Officer. An excellent opportunity for those looking to further their career in the world of organic/natural food and beverage!

Salary is commensurate with experience from $100,000 - $150,000 and additionally the remuneration package includes performance-based bonus incentives. Health/Dental Benefits, paid vacations, 401k and great opportunities for advancement from within the organization.

Please Email Cover Letter and Resume with the posting title of this advertisement as the subject line.

Thank you for your consideration!

•Location: Primarily Field Work – Office in Brooklyn USA

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