Hiring: Vice President of Business Development Company: CareersInFood.com Location: Boise, ID Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 12:02:57 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, OCI, Project Management, Segment About the job Experience: •15 years of experience in business development, Distributor Member recruitment, foodservice distribution, wholesale purchasing, sales leadership, or a related industry, with prior responsibility leading people, teams, or department-level initiatives. Required Skills: •Department Leadership & Strategy •Lead the business development department, including the Business Development Managers and any roles added to support Distributor Member recruitment and growth. •Establish annual business development priorities, pipeline expectations, and execution plans that support Golbon’s new Distributor Member growth objectives. •Provide coaching, direction, and performance accountability to team members, ensuring clear goals, consistent follow-up, and measurable progress. •Develop scalable processes, tools, reporting practices, and meeting rhythms that support team alignment, forecasting, and leadership visibility. •Serve as the department lead for executive updates, strategic recommendations, pipeline reviews, and market opportunity assessments. •Represent the business development function in broader Golbon planning discussions, ensuring recruitment priorities are connected to organizational growth initiatives. •Set direction for recruitment activity from targeted outreach through signed agreement. Qualifications: •Minimum of 15 years of experience in business development, Distributor Member recruitment, foodservice distribution, wholesale purchasing, sales leadership, or a related industry, with prior responsibility leading people, teams, or department-level initiatives. •Demonstrated success prospecting, negotiating, closing complex business opportunities, developing compelling business cases, and generating measurable growth. •Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop team members while creating clear goals and accountability structures. •Strong financial, analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate Golbon’s financial and strategic value to Distributor Members and Prospects. •Executive presence with the ability to establish credibility, influence decisions, lead strategic conversations, and build trust with Distributor Member owners, presidents, senior decision-makers, Supplier Partners, and internal leadership. •Self-motivated, results-oriented professional with strong problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills. •Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and Word. •Willingness and ability to travel 50–70% of the time. •College degree in Business or a related field. •Demonstrated capacity to lift and carry 20 to 50 pounds. Compensation: •We offer competitive salaries, unlimited vacation, a 401(k)-matching program, and a wide selection of health and wellness benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!