Business Development Director of Global Trade Management and Industrial & Consumer Products

Overview

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The Business Development Director at Baker Tilly is a senior-level, strategic role focused on accelerating growth across the firm’s Tax, Assurance, and Consulting practices. This leader is directly responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities within the Industrial & Consumer Products (ICP) – Manufacturing sector in an assigned territory, while building, managing, and expanding strong client relationships.

The Director serves as a key member of the ICP – Industrials & Consumer Products Industry Practice leadership team, partnering with practice leaders to shape and execute go-to-market strategies and drive industry-focused growth initiatives. This includes collaborating across service lines to develop innovative, value-driven solutions that support organizations across industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace & defense, consumer products, food & beverage, distribution, logistics, and supply chain operations—with a growing emphasis on global trade management, supply chain modernization, trade compliance, tariff optimization, automation, and operational transformation.

This position requires a strong understanding of market dynamics, manufacturing operations, cross-border trade strategy supply chain and capital investment strategies, regulatory considerations, and emerging technologies impacting the manufacturing sector, and is critical to enhancing Baker Tilly’s market position and delivering differentiated value to clients.

• Understand key industry service offerings and confidently communicate their application across the manufacturing ecosystem—including industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace & defense, consumer products, food & beverage, logistics, and distribution markets—to a diverse group of stakeholders
• Demonstrate an understanding of global trade management strategies,…