Business Development Manager

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

As a Business Development Manager for our Moen brand, you will be developing a market strategy focused on owners, contractors, developers, architects, and property managers to expand market share in the Austin area. You will be working with other territory managers and supporting wholesalers within the market.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in outside sales and large account management, preferably in multi-family or hospitality, be extremely autonomous, and able to travel overnight approximately once (1) a month. You may also have a background in contract negotiation and managing a P&L.

This remote position is based in the Austin, TX area. We will provide a company car, laptop, and cell phone and the salary range is anywhere from a base of $85-95K base with a bonus opportunity based on territory performance and other factors.

What you will be doing:

• Achieve annual sales plan. Deliver results that contribute to the attainment of the annual plan.
• Works closely with the Regional Manager to develop a market strategy focused on builders, owners, contractors, developers, architects, and property management.
• Expand current relationships and grow share with top national, regional, and local builders.
• Mentors Territory Managers (TMs) with BDM competency skills by working with them in the region and sharing knowledge.
• Partner for success with TMs as it relates to the selection of annual targets and attainment of the annual conversion goal.
• Work closely with TMs to develop professional relationships between strategic builders.
• Ensure the complete Moen product portfolio is maximized with builders.
• Drive Strategic Account Manager (SAM) generated specifications for national companies at the regional level.
• Leverage technology and internal process improvements to increase field effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Assists the Regional Manager in developing the support network necessary to maximize sales potential within the region.
• Develops fact-based business case proposals and presents to key business decision makers.
• Manages assigned budgets to approved guidelines to maintain existing business and increase sales.
• Monitors and communicates business trends distribution patterns, consumer and trade attitudes, competitive practices, product performance characteristics to Moen headquarters.
• Orchestrates the organization’s resources to maximize sales opportunities with strategic customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales experience
• Must possess the ability to negotiate contracts with Key Account customers.
• Understands the Corporate environment, specifically, marketing and product development.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and maintain positive relationships with all Moen customers (internal and external), subsidiaries, agents and sales associates.
• Strong presentation skills to audiences of all sizes and perspectives.
• Ability to analyze market conditions and competition as well as develop strategic responses to opportunities
• Ability to travel and work non-standard hours; must be flexible to maximize business opportunities as they arise

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $80,000 USD - $126,500 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To support our efforts, we invite you to voluntarily share your gender, ethnicity, and veteran status. This information is confidential and helps us ensure an inclusive hiring process and improve our diversity initiatives.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.