Vice President of Business Development

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Corp
  • Elizabeth, New Jersey
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    The Vice President of Business Development is a senior executive responsible for driving revenue growth, expanding market share, and strengthening ECW's customer portfolio across warehousing, transportation, drayage, and value-added logistics services.

    This role leads the company's commercial growth strategy, overseeing new business acquisition, strategic account development, market expansion, and long-term customer partnerships. The VP will work cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Executive Leadership to ensure growth initiatives are scalable, profitable, and aligned with ECW's operational capabilities.

    • Develop and execute ECW's business development strategy to drive revenue growth, market expansion, and long-term profitability.
    • Identify and secure new business opportunities across warehousing, temperature-controlled logistics, port services, drayage, and integrated 3PL solutions.
    • Lead complex sales pursuits, including RFPs/RFQs, pricing strategy, contract negotiation, and deal execution.
    • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with customers, partners, and key industry stakeholders.
    • Collaborate with Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to ensure solutions are scalable, operationally sound, and financially aligned.
    • Oversee customer onboarding and ensure seamless transition from sales to operations.
    • Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing business development and sales organization.
    • Own revenue forecasting, pipeline management, and performance metrics to ensure growth targets are met.
    • Support market entry, facility launches, and new service offerings across ECW's network.
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationElizabeth, New Jersey

    Skills

    • Acquisition Strategyunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Executive Relationshipsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Long-Term Profitunmatched
    • Market Shareunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Mergers and Acquisitionsunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Product Pricingunmatched
    • Product/Service Launchunmatched
    • Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
    • Revenue Forecastingunmatched
    • Revenue Growthunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Operationsunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Strategic Accountsunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
    • Third-Party Logistics (3PL)unmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched

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