Business Development Director
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Orchestrated all top and bottom-line factors, including product development, profit/business modeling, strategic sales and marketing planning, as well as detailed go-to-market tactics by channel and customer. Implemented direct daily operations, expanding into new domestic and international channels of business. Developed acquisition strategy. Identified and launched new products for a variety of channels and geographic markets. Targeted, nurtured and closed key alliances and customers with… Show more Orchestrated all top and bottom-line factors, including product development, profit/business modeling, strategic sales and marketing planning, as well as detailed go-to-market tactics by channel and customer. Implemented direct daily operations, expanding into new domestic and international channels of business. Developed acquisition strategy. Identified and launched new products for a variety of channels and geographic markets. Targeted, nurtured and closed key alliances and customers with multi-level strategies via C-suite and mid-level management engagement.Selected Contributions:• Drove cross-functional teams in leading-edge business solutions creating a more responsive and market-driven organization. Implemented new channel strategy with specialized US and global organizations, resulting in a six fold sales increase. Key channel highlights are as follows:o Leader, content expert, account manager and key negotiator for a global cross-functional team, resulting in successful contract award with an international B2C strategic partner. This resulted in a multi-year, multi-million dollar sales contract.o Developed GPO (General Purchasing Organization) strategy including account identification, collaborative customer planning, and new business activation.o Conceived, implemented and managed Government plan, including negotiating a Mentor-Protégé Agreement through the Small Business Administration (SBA) along with government award schedule investment, which led to partner enablement, sales and marketing tactics, product development, and closure of key long-term accounts. o Identified and closed several value added reseller (VAR and Systems Integrator) accounts through a collaborative and consultative partner approach, which engaged executives at the customer across all functions.• Identified and nurtured strategic OEM partner relationships, laying the groundwork for critical diversification and long-term stability of sales and profits for the company Show less