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Sr. Business Development Director (Flex Location)

United Parcel Service Inc
  • Addison, IL
  • $118,440–$236,220 Per Year
2 days ago

Job Description

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Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrow-people with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.

Job Description:

You will help drive UPS growth by bringing strong business development skills and deep industry knowledge to large, complex customer opportunities.

This role goes beyond delivering against a sales target. You will also act as an industry expert and force multiplier for the broader sales team. You will help frontline sellers identify and qualify opportunities, use your industry relationships to open doors, bring market insight back into UPS, and help shape industry-specific sales strategy and training.

This requisition supports three Senior Director, Business Development opportunities, each focused on a distinct industry segment:

  • Automotive OEM - You will focus on major automotive manufacturers and work across procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and executive teams.
  • Automotive Tier 1-3 Suppliers - You will focus on the automotive supplier network and help solve supply chain and logistics challenges across Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers.
  • Industrial Infrastructure & Energy - You will focus on customers with complex, capital-intensive operations where long lead times, project delays, service-parts availability, supply chain visibility, and equipment downtime can create major business issues.

You do not need to match all three areas. We will consider you for the opportunity that best fits your experience, industry knowledge, relationships, and transferable skills.

What You'll Do

Help customers solve complex problems

  • You will lead strategic conversations with senior and executive customer leaders.
  • You will turn customer challenges into clear business and supply chain solutions.
  • You will build compelling business cases that quantify customer value and support executive decision-making.

Serve as an industry expert

  • You will help frontline sellers identify, qualify, and advance opportunities.
  • You will use your industry knowledge and relationships to help open doors and strengthen customer conversations.
  • You will represent UPS at industry events, conferences, and other forums.
  • You will bring market insights back into UPS to help improve sales strategy, training, and go-to-market plans.

Build and grow strategic accounts

  • You will develop plans to win new business and grow existing customer relationships.
  • You will identify key decision-makers, customer priorities, competitive risks, and barriers to winning.
  • You will manage large, complex opportunities through the full sales cycle.

Lead complex deals

  • You will lead negotiations on large, multi-stakeholder opportunities.
  • You will work across procurement, sourcing, operations, and executive teams.
  • You will move opportunities through qualification through solution development, proposal, negotiation, award, and implementation.

Work across UPS

  • You will partner with teams across solutions, operations, finance, legal, technology, marketing, implementation, and customer support.
  • You will help keep internal teams aligned on customer commitments, pricing, implementation needs, and account strategy.
  • You may work across regions on global customer opportunities.

What You'll Bring

  • You have a strong track record in B2B sales, business development, strategic partnerships, solutions, or a related commercial role.
  • You have 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise sales, business development, account development, or related work.
  • You understand supply chain, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, or similar operational environments.
  • You have experience navigating large, complex customer organizations.
  • You can clearly articulate value, build compelling business cases, negotiate effectively, and influence senior leaders.
  • You work effectively across teams and influence without direct authority.
  • You thrive in a large, global, matrixed organization.
  • You are willing to travel based on customer and business needs.
  • A bachelor's degree in business, marketing, supply chain, engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Additional Information

  • Position location: U.S.-based, with geographic flexibility. Qualified candidates may reside anywhere within the domestic United States, and relocation is not required.

Pay Range:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,440/year to $236,220/year. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to, market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and education/training and a candidate's work experience. Hired applicants are offered annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance. The company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Medical/prescription drug coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Disability Income Protection Plan, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) retirement program, Vacation, Paid Holidays and Personal time, Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave time as required by law, and Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

Numbers & Facts

LocationAddison, IL
IndustryTransport and Storage - Materials
Salary$118,440–$236,220 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1907
Websitehttps://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/435483662;252766501;k?https://www.jobs-ups.com?utm_source=monster.com&utm_campaign=core&utm_content=job_board&utm_medium=profile&ss=paid

About Company

Working for UPS

Where are you headed? If you’re ready to get what you want out of your job — out of your life — the smart route is at UPS. As a growing, dynamic Fortune 50 organization, we have the kind of opportunities that will help you go as far as your ambition will take you. So if you’re looking to start on a rewarding future, we’ll get you moving in the right direction.


Here at UPS, we have many positions available, from Hourly Part-Time Package Handlers and Seasonal positions, to Drivers, Mechanics, and full time Professional opportunities. We have professional roles available in Marketing, Information Technology, Sales, Engineering, Finance & Accounting, Customer Solutions, and Global Business Services.


Every day, we choreograph the infinite movements of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and territories.


From our early roots as a Seattle, Washington bike-messenger company to our present day, multi-billion-dollar global corporation, our team has held a singular focus – empowering commerce around the world. We have become the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services.


From global giants to local mom and pop businesses, we improve distribution networks and manage supply chains to help our customers to do what they do best. That’s how we make the world work better. And that’s how we build better careers and reward people like you for doing what they love to do most. Join us!



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Our Mission

Empowering careers & commerce around the globe takes more than the concerted efforts of innovative thinkers, collaborative teammates & incredible technology. It calls on the values, purpose & mission that have driven us right from the start. We build on our legacy as a caring & responsible corporate citizen through the conduct of our people and company in the communities we serve. Inspire our people & business partners to do their best, offering opportunities for personal development & success.

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