Business Development Manager - Hospitality Staffing
Job Description
Business Development Manager — Hospitality Staffing & Facility Services
Our client is hiring Business Development Managers to join a National Sales Team. This is a new-business (hunter) role selling staffing and facility services solutions into hotels and hospitality organizations, with heavy emphasis on C-suite selling, financial acumen, and complex/RFP-driven sales cycles.
Location: Flexible (U.S.); candidates primarily based in the Northeast may not be a fit due to limited operational coverage in that region
Travel: Travel in assigned markets
Schedule: Must be available to work outside standard business hours as needed (early/late shifts, weekends, holidays)
Role Summary
The Business Development Manager’s objective is to demonstrate the client’s unique value to potential customers and provide staffing and facility services solutions that meet customer needs. Success requires strong C-suite/customer interaction, the ability to advocate within complex organizations, and the financial discipline to develop strategies that address gaps and pressures within a customer’s operating budget.
What You’ll Do (Essential Functions)
New Business Development & Goal Attainment (80%)
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Drive the full sales process end-to-end: prospecting, discovery, solution development, proposals, negotiation, and close.
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Research, qualify, and develop a sales strategy and territory plan intended to secure sales at or above annual quotas.
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Build relationships and sell at all levels of the organization, with particular strength at the C-suite and financial decision-maker level.
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Maintain strong understanding of customer financial and operational outcomes; build strategies aligned to operating budgets.
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Lead and manage RFP/RFQ-driven cycles; develop persuasive written proposals and submissions.
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Conduct site walks/inspections as part of the sales process.
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Conduct market research and assess competitive landscape.
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Maintain impeccable CRM activity, notes, and forecasting.
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Coordinate in-market meetings and appointments with prospective customers.
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Partner with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding handoff of new business.
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Partner with the Contracts Manager to formalize contracted documents.
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Identify, qualify, and actively lead outsourcing services opportunities in partnership with division leadership.
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Advocate for “referenceable customers” across service value propositions.
Cultural Leadership & Accountability (20%)
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Meet and exceed KPIs and activity standards.
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Communicate pipeline stage changes regularly to sales leadership and team.
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Demonstrate cultural leadership, accountability, and values-based participation.
Required Qualifications (Non-Negotiable)
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3+ years of B2B sales experience in the hospitality sector, selling products or services directly to hotels or related hospitality organizations.
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Demonstrated ability to navigate a highly competitive, complex selling environment.
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Strong financial acumen (operating budgets, value justification, and financially-driven selling).
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Experience managing RFP-driven sales cycles and producing high-quality written proposals (RFPs, RFQs, contracts, customer communications).
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Comfortable presenting to groups and speaking to large audiences.
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Proactive prospecting ability, especially with financial decision-makers.
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Willingness to travel within the U.S. as required.
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Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
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High school diploma required.
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Fluency in English (Spanish bilingual is a plus).
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Strong listening, writing, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills; collaborative cross-functional partner.
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Adaptable and able to learn new software platforms/systems.
Preferred Qualifications
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Previous operational experience in hotel/hospitality on-site management (customer service, staffing, or service).
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Experience selling multi-year service contracts with annual values in the millions.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office (365), Adobe Suite, DocuSign; Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a plus.
Compensation
Salary range of $76,500-$107,100 + commission package.
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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
Alex Hills
Executive Recruiter
With a decade of experience in the staffing industry, Alex has built a career rooted in connection, strategy, and results—specializing in healthcare staffing nationwide. Before joining MeeDerby, Alex held an executive leadership role, where she led a permanent placement division with a people-first approach and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving healthcare talent landscape.
As a previous mental health therapist, Alex often jokes that in her “former life,” she was preparing for staffing all along. The interpersonal and psychological skills she honed in that field have become her secret weapon—because at the end of the day, it’s all about the people.
Known for her passion for building meaningful relationships and making connections that truly make a difference, Alex is driven by the opportunity to positively impact lives and careers every day.
Based in the Kansas City metro, Alex is a proud wife and mom of two, a lifelong Husker fan, and always planning her next travel adventure.
