Business Development Manager
American Bureau of Shipping Career Site Open · verified Sep 24, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at American Bureau of Shipping Career Site. Durban · full-time.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Win new clients while growing existing accounts through direct and team-based sales efforts
- Build client relationships, arrange account visits, and coordinate meetings involving senior management
- Shape capture plans, proposals, and pricing with internal and technical teams
- Use market, competitor, and service-portfolio insight to guide planning and identify campaign opportunities
- Forecast sales, monitor account activity, and keep required reports and CRM records accurate
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent, or comparable business or quality-related experience
- At least five years of industry experience is preferred, plus business experience in manufacturing or technical services
- A record of leading sales efforts, communicating clearly, and pursuing targets through difficult challenges
- Comfort using computers for presentations, communications, and ABS QE operating platforms
Who this fits
You'll suit a self-directed sales professional who can develop accounts, pursue new business, and work effectively with technical and commercial teams. The role calls for sensitivity in multicultural settings and the ability to learn ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions. It is based in Durban, South Africa, and reports to the Director of Business Development or a senior manager.
From the employer
The Business Development Manager drives market position and achievement of business outcomes through the Account Management and Commercial Operations Core Process. This position is the core sales position within the company responsible for new business and clients as well as managing and leveraging existing accounts. The Business Development Manager drives results through individual and collective team sales efforts.
What You Will Do:
- Contribute to strategic initiatives and planning through an extensive knowledge of market conditions within their assigned specific location or group of locations, country or group of countries, market sector, and/or product(s).
- Sell ABS services using the strength of local affiliates’ business structure.
- Develop and maintain key client relationships with a focus on maintaining current work and expanding new business opportunities and prospect for new clients and business opportunities within your assigned responsibility.
- Lead the development of visit plans for assigned clients and area of responsibility, to include organizing client meetings for ABS senior management.
- Maintains awareness of the overall ABS service portfolio and promote services/products when appropriate, ensuring peers and teams outside your core responsibility are aware of potential opportunities and needed action.
- Work with organizational teams to develop capture strategies, proposals and pricing as appropriate.
- Work with technical staff and other internal teams as needed to meet customer needs.
- Provide strategic insight within the assigned area or responsibility related to future business initiatives, market drivers, and competitor activities for inclusion in business planning.
- Identify opportunities for marketing campaigns within the area of responsibility that will lead to increased sales.
- Submit reports as needed and ensure data is accurately entered and managed within the company’s CRM.
- Forecast sales targets and track activity on accounts to meet these targets
What You Will Need:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited university or equivalent business/quality-related experience.
- 5 or more years of experience in the industry is preferred.
- Business experience in the manufacturing and/or technical service industry.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Self-motivated professional with a track record of sales leadership.
- High energy professional with a commitment to succeed in sales and business development.
- Facile with computers, both in preparing presentations and communications and in working within ABS QE’s operating platforms.
- Familiarity with management systems is helpful. Otherwise, the ability to learn new areas quickly will be critical.
- Sensitive to multicultural environments.
- Excellent communicator both with customers and the sales team.
- Focus on the result; strong desire to achieve objectives despite challenges.
- Ability to develop a working knowledge of ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the ABS Employee Safety Policy.
Reporting Relationships:
Reports directly to the Director of Business Development or senior level manager.
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