Want to Build a National Business? We're Looking for a Hunter.

National Business Development Associate

Waunafab | Madison, WI | Nationwide Travel

$60,000–$75,000 Base Salary + Performance Incentives

Experience is helpful. Hunger, curiosity, and initiative are essential.

We're building a national commercial window-covering manufacturing business, and we're looking for someone ambitious enough to help us take it across the country.

This isn't a traditional sales job.

You won't be handed an established territory and asked to maintain accounts. You'll help discover construction projects, investigate opportunities, find the people making purchasing decisions, and get our products in front of general contractors and developers nationwide.

One week you might be researching multifamily construction in Charlotte. Another week you could be meeting general contractors in Phoenix, walking a construction site in Denver, or attending an industry event in Dallas.

But there's a catch: Travel isn't the reward. Winning business is the mission.

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

You'll work directly with the owner of a growing commercial construction supply and manufacturing business in Madison, Wisconsin.

You'll learn how commercial construction projects are pursued, how manufacturing works, how deals are negotiated, and what it takes to expand a company nationally.

We're willing to train the right individual.

What we cannot teach is ambition, persistence, curiosity, personal accountability, or the desire to win.

Who Thrives Here?

You might be a great fit if:

You're naturally competitive and enjoy pursuing difficult goals.
You have the confidence to introduce yourself to people you've never met.
A rejection makes you curious about what you could do differently.
You like investigating opportunities and finding answers other people overlook.
You're comfortable traveling independently for a clear business purpose.
You enjoy learning new technology and using AI to become more productive.
You want responsibility and the opportunity to advance based on performance.
You're comfortable being coached, challenged, and held accountable.
You're interested in business, manufacturing, construction, and entrepreneurship.

You don't need years of commercial construction experience. We'll teach you our products, industry, and processes.

What You'll Actually Do

You'll investigate commercial construction opportunities throughout the United States, focusing on multifamily housing, tenant improvements, healthcare, education, and other commercial developments.

You'll research project pipelines, find construction decision-makers, contact general contractors, pursue bid invitations, support negotiations, and coordinate with our internal estimating and manufacturing teams.

You'll use research tools, AI, project databases, phone calls, email, networking, and in-person visits to create opportunities.

And you'll be responsible for following through until each qualified opportunity reaches a meaningful outcome.

What Success Looks Like

More qualified projects. More decision-maker conversations. More bid opportunities. More awarded work.

Not simply more meetings, flights, or miles traveled.

The Opportunity

We're looking for someone who wants more than a job. Someone who wants to learn how to develop a business, assume increasing responsibility, and build a career based on measurable accomplishments.

You'll begin in our Madison office, train directly with company leadership, and gradually take ownership of national business development opportunities.

If you're competitive, curious, resourceful, coachable, and eager to build something, we'd like to meet you.

Location: Madison, Wisconsin — in-office with nationwide travel

Compensation: $60,000–$75,000 base salary plus performance incentives

Travel: Regular domestic travel required as business opportunities develop

Waunafab is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation: $60,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

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When pursuing a challenging goal where others are competing for the same outcome, which best describes your approach?*

You are assigned a new market with little direction and no existing customer relationships. What would you most likely do first?*

Which best describes your current approach to artificial intelligence in your professional life?*

I would rather consistently meet reasonable expectations than work in an environment where I am constantly challenged to outperform others.*

When I'm given a new responsibility without clear instructions, I generally prefer to wait for direction rather than risk spending time pursuing the wrong approach.*

Once someone tells me they are satisfied with their current supplier, I generally believe further investigation is unnecessary.*

I've developed successful ways of working, and I don't believe adopting AI tools is necessary for me to remain effective in my career.*

You're assigned to develop Waunafab's commercial window-covering business in Phoenix, Arizona. You've never worked in that market, have no existing relationships, and have 30 days to generate your first qualified opportunities.*

Final Application Requirement — Complete the Following Task To complete your application, send an email to scrawford@waunashade.com following these instructions: Email subject line: National Business Development – [Your Full Name] – Madison In the body of your email: Introduce yourself in no more than three sentences. Identify one commercial or multifamily construction project in the United States that you believe could be a potential opportunity for Waunafab. Provide the project's name, city, state, and general contractor (if publicly available). Explain in two or three sentences how you found the project and what your first step would be to pursue the opportunity. End your email with the exact sentence: "Opportunity favors the curious and persistent." Attach your current résumé as a PDF. You may use public resources and AI tools to assist with your research. Please verify any factual information before submitting. Important: Do not contact the contractor or project owner. This is a research and communication exercise only. Your application is not complete until this email has been submitted.*

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