Business Development Manager (General)

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Business Development Manager identifies new business opportunities and clients for a company, and develops marketing and sales strategies to help grow a company's business. Builds customer relationships and partnerships and negotiates business deals. Works with senior marketing and sales staff to increase sales opportunities.

Job Outlook

There were 1943 Business Development Manager (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 61529 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Business Development / Sales Manager industry, which includes the Business Development Manager (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Business Development Manager (General) jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $140,971.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $137,548.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Business Development Manager (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $116,917.

Education and Experience

Posted Business Development Manager (General) jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	59.55%
Master's Degree	12.87%
Doctoral Degree	1.14%
Other	7.81%

Posted Business Development Manager (General) jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	18.15%
3 to 5 years	55.51%
6 to 8 years	14.39%
9+ years	11.95%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Business Development Manager (General) positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Sales (81.75%)
Communication (52.49%)
Management (38.67%)
Presentations (33.8%)
Leadership (30.07%)
Customer Service (28.71%)
Negotiation (25.41%)
Operations (20.67%)
Microsoft Office (19.15%)
Interpersonal Communications (16.8%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Sales Prospecting (36.72%)
Marketing (45.77%)
Customer Relationship Management (33.46%)
Business Development (89.25%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Revenue Growth (9.21%)
Value Propositions (11.72%)
Business Strategies (9.97%)
Request For Proposal (7.72%)
Sales Process (13.25%)
Sales Management (7.1%)
Salesforce (16.76%)
Market Research (10.17%)
Market Trend (10.93%)
Project Management (14%)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (9.31%)
Lead Generation (11.14%)
Selling Techniques (25.19%)
Finance (8.05%)
Cold Calling (11.8%)
Business To Business (13.7%)
Account Management (12.56%)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software (6.39%)
Sales Strategy (14.06%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Sales Pipelines (7.05%)
New Business Development (6.28%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Business Development (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Business Development Manager (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Business Development Manager
Business Development Executive
Partnership Manager
Sales Development Manager
Services Business Development Manager
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Commercial Business Development Manager
Regional Business Development Manager
Business Development Account Manager
Business Development Lead

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Business Development Manager (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Amazon (1207)
GPAC (933)
ABM Industries (689)
Challenger Motor Freight (640)
Emerson Electric (439)
BluSky (416)
Gartner (398)
Avanade (343)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (331)
Red River (325)

North Carolina

Thermo Fisher Scientific (34)
ABM Industries (33)
GPAC (29)
Avanade (25)
NAPA Auto Parts (21)
Lee Enterprises (15)
Siemens (14)
Hitachi (13)
Ole Mexican Foods (13)
Burlington Kia (13)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

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