Associate Director Business Development
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Employer: Praxair, Inc - a Linde Company
Industry: OPD & BD
Salary: $125000 - $160000 per year
Job type: Full-Time
Job Overview:
As a member of the Food Business Development (BD) Team within Linde's US industrial gas division (LGUS), you will be tasked with managing business development activities aimed at the food producers. This position reports to the Director of Food Markets BD and does not have direct reports.
Primary Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com .
At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent. To learn more, visit About Linde
We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.
Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law .
Pay Range: $125,000 - $160,000
As a member of the Food Business Development (BD) Team within Linde's US industrial gas division (LGUS), you will be tasked with managing business development activities aimed at the food producers. This position reports to the Director of Food Markets BD and does not have direct reports.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Engaging with prospects, customers, and other external companies in order to learn, develop, and launch
avenues for revenue growth. Uncovering and understanding customer needs, developing relationships with key accounts and potential partners, and discussing customer testimonial use.
- Supporting and guiding LT (R&D) during new technology commercialization for US-Led projects by acting as
overall project lead through balancing LT, the customer, Sales, and regional BD to meet the needs of all parties. - Creating and maintaining OEM relationships with companies with whom Linde can benefit from lead
sharing including build partners, equipment manufacturers with IG-using offerings, and OEM's with
complimentary up and down stream offerings.
- Creating and maintaining relationships with multi-site food companies at the national level with contacts in
operations, R&D, purchasing, etc. in pursuit of new business and support of existing business.
- Owning the commercial training, materials, and tools for new technology equipment offerings. This
includes the creation of new materials, the maintenance of existing materials, the organization of these
materials on the internal share-site, and the use of collaboration and feedback for novel materials.
- Creating, defining, executing, and monitoring lead generation activities in order to provide pre-qualified
- Food company leads to BD and Sales particularly in pursuit of promoting new technologies.
- Strong collaboration with LT (R&D), Regional Business Development, and Regional Sales.
Ability to travel up to 40%
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- 4 Year BA/BS Degree Required (Engineering or Sciences preferred)
- 5-10 years of experience in Sales, Communications, or Business Development or a combination of other experiences in B2B and/or technical industries
- 3+ years of direct customer interaction
- Food Industry experience preferred
- Microsoft Office required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- The ideal candidate should have the following attributes and qualifications:
- Relationship creating, developing, and maintaining skills
- Self-motivated and action-oriented, working with a sense of urgency
- Well-spoken and personable
- (Internal and External) Customer-focused
- Demonstrated ability for strong follow through and bringing a project to completion once initiated
- Strategic and analytical thinking capabilities
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com .
At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent. To learn more, visit About Linde
We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.
Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law .
Pay Range: $125,000 - $160,000
Created: 2024-09-13
Reference: 24001641
Country: United States
State: Illinois
City: Burr Ridge
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