Senior Business Development Manager, Staffing Industry
200 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60601 US
Job Description
Senior Business Development Manager, Staffing Industry - Chicago, IL
Our client, a privately held $120M staffing organization with a strong reputation and tenured leadership team, is seeking an experienced staffing Senior Business Development Manager to drive growth across key markets. This is a high-impact role for a proven sales leader who thrives on building relationships, winning new business, and expanding market share in staffing and workforce solutions.
What you’ll do:
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Develop and execute strategic business development plans to drive revenue growth across target industries and accounts.
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Identify, prospect, and secure new client relationships at the executive and decision-maker level.
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Leverage the firm’s strong reputation and leadership team to win competitive opportunities.
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Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline through networking, referrals, and consultative selling.
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Collaborate with operations and recruiting teams to ensure seamless client delivery and satisfaction.
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Negotiate contracts and pricing agreements that align with company profitability goals.
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Provide market intelligence, competitor insights, and recommendations to leadership.
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Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and client meetings to strengthen brand presence.
What you need:
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7+ years of progressive sales/business development experience in staffing or workforce solutions.
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Proven track record of exceeding revenue goals and building long-term client partnerships.
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Strong network of client relationships in Chicago and/or surrounding markets.
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Consultative sales approach with excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with an established infrastructure.
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Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
What you get:
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Competitive base salary plus lucrative, uncapped commission structure.
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Opportunity to represent a respected, financially strong, privately held firm.
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Collaborative culture with access to an experienced and supportive leadership team.
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Growth potential within an expanding organization.
Our client is excited to hire! Email jennifer@meederby.com today for immediate consideration!
Job Number 7525
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Additional Information
MeeDerby is an executive search firm uniquely dedicated to serving the staffing industry. For nearly three decades, we've helped thousands of executives, managers, senior sales and senior recruiters who have worked in staffing find their place in this robust industry. You spend your days helping people find the perfect job. Don’t you deserve a partner who can do the same for you? Leverage our hard-won connections to take the next step in your staffing career.
Meet Your Recruiter
Jennifer Tucker
Director and Executive Recruiter
Jennifer has more than 20 years of experience in the staffing industry. She comes to MeeDerby having spent the bulk of her career working in temporary staffing and corporate recruiting for a national staffing firm. Beginning her career as an on-site manager in Lenexa, Kansas, Jennifer has experience recruiting in multiple geographies throughout the U.S. with expertise recruiting in the IT, Legal, Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Manufacturing, Light Industrial and Healthcare verticals. Jennifer is a graduate of Kansas State University and a mom of three. She loves traveling, playing games with her family, and Friday night date nights with her husband.
