Sales Executive / Membership Development Manager

Does this describe you?

• Mission driven – has a passion to nurture and educate family and private businesses in the Greater Cincinnati region
• Strategic and creative thinker that is quick to assess needs of business owners
• Acts independently, yet can work in a team environment
• Possess a natural ability to connect, relate and persuade people to your way of thinking
• Demonstrates strong business acumen and ability to influence Owner/Founders and Senior level decision makers.
• Demonstrates consultative selling skills and adept at value-based selling.
• Possess a bachelor’s or advanced degree in relevant field of study
• Possess 10+ years' B2B Business Development / Sales Experience

The Business Development Executive / Membership Development Manager is primarily responsible for cultivating new business relationships, presenting proposals, and influencing business owners to become new members of the Goering Center. This role is instrumental in helping advance the Center’s mission of positively impacting the economic vibrancy of the region.

Established in 1989, the Goering Center serves more than 400 member companies, making it North America’s largest university-based educational nonprofit center for family and private businesses. The Goering Center’s mission is to nurture and educate family and private businesses to drive a vibrant economy and promote effective continuity of those businesses. The Goering Center is affiliated with the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. Their member companies receive real-world insights to enlighten, strengthen and prolong family and private business success. 

The successful candidate will be afforded…

• A career with significant, tangible rewards and opportunity to make a real impact
• Opportunity to be very involved with the Greater Cincinnati business community
• Flexible & hybrid work environment
• Full and robust benefits package (insurance, PTO, paid parking, etc.)