Sunflower Communities · 3 days ago
Strategic Business Development Manager – Prospecting & Growth | Email to Apply!
Chaska, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $120K/yrSunflower Communities is a family-owned organization known for quality care and stability, seeking a Strategic Business Development Manager to drive occupancy and admissions across assisted living and memory care communities. The role focuses on proactive prospecting, building relationships, and guiding families through the admissions process with confidence and compassion.
Health CareHome Health Care
Responsibilities
Hunt, prospect, and develop new referral relationships across healthcare and senior living networks
Cold and warm outreach to build awareness and generate admissions opportunities
Navigate gatekeepers to earn meetings with decision-makers
Build trusted partnerships with: Discharge planners, Case managers, Social workers, Directors of Nursing, Executive Directors and Administrators
Conduct in-person sales visits, presentations, and follow-ups throughout your territory
Guide families and referral partners through the admissions process with urgency, clarity, and empathy
Own your pipeline end-to-end, from first contact to signed admission
Represent Sunflower Communities professionally at networking events, community meetings, and referral touchpoints
Qualification
Required
Proven hunter with success in outside sales, healthcare sales, or referral-driven business development
Comfortable with cold outreach, rejection, and persistence
Confident holding conversations with clinical leaders, administrators, and ownership groups
Highly competitive and self-motivated, driven by performance-based earnings
Strong time management skills with the ability to work independently in the field
Willing and able to travel extensively throughout Minnesota
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred, not required with relevant experience
Assisted living or memory care sales
Healthcare, home care, hospice, or senior services business development
Medical device, pharmaceutical, or referral-based healthcare sales
Benefits
401(k)
Cell phone reimbursement
Company car
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Company
Sunflower Communities
Our mission is to offer quality health and housing services that promote independence and well-being for those we serve.
Founded in 2011
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase