Business Development Supervisor

Full Time
Chicago, IL 60607
Posted
Job description

Merge Storytelling and Technology

We MERGE storytelling and technology to promote health, wealth and happiness in the world. We help marketing and technology executives engage hearts and connect parts by offering full-service capabilities including strategy, creative communications, experience engineering, performance marketing, media, digital platform development and more.

Promote Health, Wealth & Happiness

We are committed to promoting health, wealth and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries such as healthcare, financial services and consumer products. Our health clients are literally on the front lines saving lives. Our wealth clients are changing the financial potential in people's lives. And our consumer clients make lives...a little bit happier every day.

Partner with Clients of Iconic Brands

MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Facebook, Adobe, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Fidelity, Eaton Vance, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Seqirus, Supernus, Boston Scientific, Advocate Aurora Health, Indiana University Health and Marco's Pizza to name a few.

Work with Poets and PHD's

With 750+ employees across offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Montreal and New York City, MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that connects our poets and PHD's which enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where people with ability, agility and humility can grow and do the best work of their careers.

As our Business Development Supervisor you will…

Be responsible and accountable:

  • Work with the Business Development team leader and agency subject matter experts to develop proposals, pitches, and presentations to drive business growth
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the agency industry, client business needs, and internal processes and act as an important source of key intelligence on how to support agency growth
  • Help qualify and document new business opportunities, including the financial viability of the account
  • Initiate and manage relationships with prospect leads continuously
  • Manage projects by agency procedures
  • Work with the New Business team to uncover and shape strategies and help evaluate their impact on agency objectives
  • Seek and consider multiple opinions and outcomes when making decisions. Then, quickly and proactively identify recommended solutions
  • Research, analyze, and monitor financial, technical, and demographic factors to capitalize on the market/new business opportunities
  • Work collaboratively with members of the Growth team (as well as other departments) on RFPs, meetings, presentations, etc.
  • Hone your vision for how to get things done, encourage and empower other people, and proactively guide them to the desired outcome
  • Nurture the career development of junior staff by mentoring and providing ongoing informal and formal performance feedback

These are the qualifications we're looking for:

  • Requires 6+ years of previous professional experience
  • Well-versed in the agency industry and operations
  • Passionate, confident and savvy, and able to work across and beyond functional areas of expertise
  • Perceived as a cross-functional role model
  • Hunter/collaborator/entrepreneur mindset
  • Attention to detail for all communications, internally and externally
  • Solid business writing skills
  • Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Experience utilizing Salesforce CRM, SaaS, and Marketing Automation Tools to improve sales reporting, forecasting, and outreach efficiency is a plus

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And here's how we live our values at MERGE

  • Mastering our craft
  • Delivering with a growth mindset
  • Collaborating for shared success

MERGE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

MERGE welcomes and celebrates diversity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or people with abilities. We believe that the more diverse we are, the more creative our work will be!

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