Client Development Manager, Manufacturing and Distribution Practice
The Alexander Group, Inc · Chicago · United States · On-site
Pay: USD 110,000 – 130,000 a year
Posted Oct 9, 2026
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Description
Alexander Group: The Go-to-Market Consulting Leaders
Alexander Group provides go-to-market consulting services to marketing, sales, service and talent leaders. With over 40 years of developing practical, executable solutions, we are singularly focused on helping commercial teams unlock their full potential and reach new revenue goals. With a robust network of offices, Alexander Group maximizes growth opportunities for our clients around the globe.
Founded in 1985, we’ve served more than 3,000 companies around the world, across all industries. This experience gives us not only a highly sophisticated set of best practices to design go-to-market strategy—we also have a rich repository of industry data that informs all of our recommendations.
Our dedication to revenue growth and sales strategy has led to:
More than 70% of our clients being Fortune 500 corporations
Project work in more than 25 countries
Extensive industry experience in B2B markets
Position Overview:
The Client Development Manager accelerates pipeline growth within a defined portfolio of strategic Manufacturing and Distribution accounts, with measurable objectives tied to qualified opportunity creation. Success requires commercial judgment, fluency in industrials, building products, chemicals, and specialty packaging priorities, and the ability to engage senior commercial leaders as a credible representative of Alexander Group's thought leadership, research, and services.
Responsibilities:
Develop a strong understanding of Alexander Group's services, Manufacturing and Distribution perspectives, value propositions, and points of differentiation.
Maintain actionable account plans, relationship maps, whitespace priorities, and engagement history to guide account strategy and execution.
Expand executive access across buying centers, functions, business units, and leadership levels through insight-led interactions that build credibility and uncover strategic priorities.
Represent Alexander Group in executive briefings, roundtables, conferences, research discussions, and other client-facing interactions.
Translate account strategy into year-round engagement plans with clear audiences, actions, owners, outcomes, and next steps.
Connect client needs and market signals to relevant Alexander Group capabilities; conduct early discovery and involve consulting leaders when deeper exploration is warranted.
Coordinate consulting leaders, Marketing, Client Development, and subject-matter experts to create a consistent client experience and sustain momentum between seller interactions.
Deliver concise, decision-oriented updates on relationship expansion, qualified opportunity creation, and account progress.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.
Seven or more years of experience in consultative business development, strategic account management, client development, or…