Business Development Manager
- Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Full-time
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Description
Join the Seaboard Transport Group of Companies Today!
Win new business. Build lasting partnerships. Shape what comes next.
You’ll lead the full sales cycle, grow customer accounts, and partner with operations to deliver dependable service. Bring your ambition, connect with customers, and help drive Seaboard’s next chapter.
Location: Dartmouth, NS or Moncton, NB
Schedule: 5 Days a week | Flexibility
Benefits: Heath & Dental | RRSP Employer Matching up to 4%
Compensation: Competitive pay package including a performance incentive
Responsibilities
Join the Seaboard Transport Group of Companies Today!
Win new business. Build lasting partnerships. Shape what comes next.
You’ll lead the full sales cycle, grow customer accounts, and partner with operations to deliver dependable service. Bring your ambition, connect with customers, and help drive Seaboard’s next chapter.
Location: Dartmouth, NS or Moncton, NB
Schedule: 5 Days a week | Flexibility
Benefits: Heath & Dental | RRSP Employer Matching up to 4%
Compensation: Competitive pay package including a performance incentive
Responsibilities
- Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities across Atlantic Canada
- Build and manage a qualified sales pipeline with both new and existing customers
- Grow existing accounts and identify opportunities for additional revenue
- Lead the full sales process from prospecting and qualification to proposal, negotiation, and close pricing proposals, service commitments, and business solutions
- Build strong relationships with key decisionmakers and stakeholders
- Work closely with operations to support customer onboarding, service delivery, capacity planning, and profitability
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs
- Maintain accurate sales activity, pipeline updates, and reporting through CRM and internal systems
- Represent the company at customer meetings, industry events, and trade shows as required
- Proven experience in business development, sales, or account management
- 5 to 10 years of transportation industryexperience preferred. Relevant backgrounds include transportation, logistics, bulk carriers, chemical distribution, industrial products, and supply chain.
- Strong hunter mindset with the ability to win new business and grow existing accounts
- Strong relationship-building, negotiation and presentation skills
- Ambitious, motivated, and comfortable growing a division that is being rebuilt
- Ability to work closely with operations, leadership, and internal teams
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business planning skills
- Proficient with CRM systems and sales reporting tools
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel as required
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Responsibilities
Identify and secure new business across Atlantic Canada, manage the sales pipeline, grow existing accounts, and lead sales from prospecting through negotiation and close. Partner with operations on onboarding, service delivery, capacity planning, and profitability, while maintaining CRM records and representing the company at customer and industry events.
Requirements
Candidates should have proven experience in business development, sales, or account management; 5 to 10 years of transportation industry experience is preferred. They should bring a strong hunter mindset, relationship-building and negotiation skills, analytical and business-planning abilities, CRM proficiency, a valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel.
Skills
- Business Development
- Sales
- Account Management
- New Business Acquisition
- Sales Pipeline Management
- Negotiation
- Presentation Skills
- Customer Account Growth
- Pricing
- Market Analysis
- Business Planning
- Problem-Solving
- Sales Reporting
- Customer Onboarding
- Capacity Planning
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- RRSP Employer Matching
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Sales
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Business Development
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Bulk Carriers
- Chemical Distribution
- Industrial Products
- Supply Chain
- Sales Pipeline
- Account Management
- Prospecting
- Lead Qualification
- Proposal Development
- Negotiation
- Pricing Proposals
- Customer Relationships
- Customer Onboarding
- Service Delivery
- Capacity Planning
- Profitability
- Market Trends
- Competitor Analysis
- CRM Systems
- Sales Reporting
- Trade Shows
- Atlantic Canada