Business Development Manager

Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across the new construction and Repair & Remodel (R&R) markets. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories. Cornerstone Building Brands’ broad, multi-channel distribution platform and expansive national footprint includes more than 18,800 team members at manufacturing, distribution and office locations throughout North America.

Corporate stewardship and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility are embedded in our culture. We are committed to contributing positively to the communities where we live, work and play. For more information, visit us at

As Business Development Manager
, you will collaborate with Sales and Marketing as well as other essential functions to translate the strategic opportunity into business outcomes. You will be responsible for executing and delivering the strategy for the business development team to position Cornerstone Building Brands Fortify Building Solutions as the market leader across multiple go-to-market channels. Use technology to establish processes and systems to prospect new Commercial Roof & Wall opportunities and secure the specifications for incremental growth, supporting spec to sale process and ultimately driving revenue.

Collaboration with cross functional team members will be a critical success factor in driving a coordinated go-to-market strategy for all products.

Essential Functions:

• Drives the strategic plan to support the long-term growth of CRW through increased penetration of product specifications into future projects in the Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional sectors.
• Identifies new and emerging sectors to expand market opportunities for Components. Develops strategy and executes tactics to grow Cornerstone Building Brands’ Fortify Building Solutions’ position.
• Establish processes and best practices for data insights gathering and product positioning internally and with third-party tools including, but not limited to, Microsoft Dynamics, Construct Connect, Dodge, Spec Link, etc.
• Coordinates with Marketing to ensure product specifications are aligned to market demands and specification requirements, leads the updating of documents and collaborates with Engineering & Marketing to address any testing requirements.
• Attend Customer meetings, industry and social events
• Schedule and deliver lunch and learn presentations to offices within the assigned territory
• Serve as a customer advocate while effectively collaborating with internal, cross-functional teams, including Commercial Operations, Engineering, Estimating, Sales, and Marketing to deliver results
• Other duties as assigned – including as the portfolio evolves

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, sales, marketing, or related field is strongly preferred
• 5 or more years in sales, business development or strategic account management is ideal
• Strong knowledge and experience in technical oriented product selling.
• Ability to influence customers to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches
• Strong understanding of marketing concepts and sales process to determine the most impactful product solution.
• Ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously without sacrificing quality
• In person presentation skills is required
• Ability to work within Microsoft Dynamics CRM
• Remote office location is acceptable with regular travel (50%) expected to support the business and segment goals

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