Business Development Director Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Business Development Director includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external sales and marketing departments, vendors, distributors, and customers.
  • Identifying and developing new business opportunities for the company.
  • Researching new markets and emerging market trends.
  • Developing new partnerships.
  • Formulating and implementing an account management plan to ensure that business relations are properly maintained.
  • Presenting market research to the marketing department and recommending strategies to improve market research.
  • Collecting information in order to prepare proposals in response to requests for proposals (RFPs).
  • Continually learning about the company’s products.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Business Development Director duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Business Development Director roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.