Strategic Business Planning Manager

American Red Cross • Vancouver, WA

2d • $85,000 - $95,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Joining the American Red Cross is a unique experience, deeply felt and actively lived. You become an integral part of the world's largest humanitarian network, working alongside exceptional yet humble individuals who are diverse yet united. This is an opportunity to grow your career within a meaningful movement, where success is measured by the lives touched, communities strengthened, and individuals empowered to create positive change. As you contribute to helping others, you will receive support through competitive compensation and benefits. You'll join a community that values your identity both inside and outside of work. Your career here can be a force for good, with mentors guiding your growth on a purposeful career path, aligning your work with a mission larger than oneself. The American Red Cross is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, ensuring all qualified applicants are considered without regard to any protected characteristic. They are also a proud partner of Employers of National Service, connecting national service alumni with career opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, sales, communications or related field required.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Knowledge of group dynamics, direct sales, customer maintenance techniques, negotiation skills.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, including training and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on a team.
• Ability to work with internal/external partners as well as internal unit management teams to resolve complex business problems.
• Ability to analyze historical collection data, project upcoming collection trends, define goals, develop measurements and achieve operational improvements in key performance metrics.
• Responsible for providing own transportation for business purposes.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to effectively implement programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute effective strategies to maximize blood drive programs, manage sponsor partnerships and utilize market knowledge to achieve established collection goals.
• Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.
• Develop and implement annual and long-term sponsor partnership annual blood drive programs in assigned geography to achieve collection goals.
• Identify, develop and implement creative strategies to attract, sell, manage and retain Blood Program Leaders/Sponsor partnerships and maximize value from sponsor partnerships.
• Provide sufficient organizational and operational support to sponsor contact and maintain a high level of communication with all assigned Blood Program Leaders/Sponsors.
• Support the blood drive annual calendar build by identifying and applying appropriate methods to ensure productive scheduling of blood drives by assigned Sponsors.
• Keep abreast of assigned geography, including but not limited to its government, demographics organizations, and competitive profile and apply that knowledge to all aspects of servicing Sponsor groups and the penetration of designated markets.
• Maintain accurate system records and provide tracking and statistical data on Sponsor group performance.
• Ensure tools, technology and strategy provided by the organization to enhance customer service, efficiency and productivity are fit for purpose and identify opportunities for improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level