Auburn Hills, MI
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
FPC of Brighton
FPC of Brighton
Business Development Manager
Full-time, Direct Hire
60-90% remote
Team is looking for business development specialists with experience building relationships in fields of either on/off highway and medium/heavy duty, Tier 1 automotive, or E-mobility / E-powertrain fields. Looking for those with experience building new business relationships and have strong backgrounds working autonomously.
Responsibilities:
- Support Business Development team's interactions with oil companies, additive suppliers, and/or heavy-duty on-road and off-highway, and/or E-Mobility and electric powertrain clients
- Provide Business Development and Account Management support
- Cold / warm introductions through project obtainment and voice of the customer
- Support identification and development of new business opportunities
- Support engineering team to identify and meet customer requirements
- Ability to establish new relationships and build current relationships
- Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
- Understand the customer organization(s)
- Support trade shows, congresses and exhibitions from a business development and staffing perspective
- Requires a BS degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
- Engine, transmission and / or vehicle testing background is a plus
- Chemical engineering / chemistry background a plus
- A BA degree in Business will be considered if business experience strongly supports technical competence
- At least 1-2 years of relevant business development and sales experience in the described markets is desired, but not required
- Candidate must have strong communication skills
- Ability to develop and support detailed technical presentations to customers
- Exceptional written / oral English skills and the ability to support detailed and clear quotations and proposals to customers.
- Ability to function in a matrixed, team organization with minimal supervisor