Senior Business Development Manager, Staffing Industry
Job Description
Senior Business Development Manager, Staffing Industry - Nashville, TN
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 Nashville 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 eager to hire! Email alex@meederby.com for immediate consideration!
Job Number 7526
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.
