JTEKT Column Systems NA · 10 hours ago
Business Development Manager
Hopkinsville, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expJTEKT Column Systems North America is looking for a Business Development Manager to identify and develop new business opportunities in the automotive sector. The role involves managing customer relationships and leading the Business Development Team to execute growth strategies and align resources for closing new business.
Autonomous VehiclesBusiness Information SystemsManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Identify new business opportunities, such as finding possible growth areas, trends, markets, and customers
Develop and maintain Long-term business strategy plan, including collaboration with respective JTEKT & JCS development plans
Develop and execute growth plans and programs for new product opportunities capitalizing on the company's current core competencies & utilizing existing capital as much as possible
Coordinates with sales team, marketing, product management, engineering, and operations / manufacturing in the pursuit of meeting key customer requirements and aligning resources to close new business
Through understanding of the industry and how the major OEMs, end-users and other key industry players are structured, developing knowledge of industry trends and needs and evaluates new opportunities for JCSNA products to provide solutions which support these trends and needs
Streamline margins through price adjustments and cost reduction analysis
Represent company at conferences, meetings and industry events
Setting goals for the business development team and developing strategies to meet those goals
Prepare annual sales, marketing and expense forecasts with quarterly business reviews
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in Engineering or Business, or equivalent
Three years Sales experience in the automotive industry direct to OEM a must
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Team player and model employee
Preferred
Experience with Japanese OEM or Tier 1 a plus but not required
Company
JTEKT Column Systems NA
JTEKT Column Systems North America is a world class manufacturer of directional controls for the international vehicle industry.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase