Sales & Business Development Manager – Automotive Energy Storage

🚀We are looking for an experienced Sales & Business Development Manager with 3 to 8 years of experience in sales or business development within the automotive supplier industry. This role, based in France, focuses on growing the local market for energy storage solutions, independently managing project sales, and offering strategic guidance for sales initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine strategic thinking with hands-on client engagement and market analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Market Growth: Identify new opportunities and expand the local energy storage market, with a focus on automotive-related solutions.
• Sales Management: Independently manage the sales process for projects, from initiation to closure, ensuring successful achievement of sales targets.
• Strategic Planning: Set and track sales targets, develop market expansion strategies, and implement action plans to meet business objectives.
• Customer Profiling & Forecasting: Create and maintain detailed customer profiles, conduct sales forecasting, and analyze market intelligence to guide decision-making.
• Product Promotion: Actively promote energy storage products, developing tailored marketing strategies to meet customer needs.
• Market Analysis: Research and evaluate trends within the energy storage industry, with a specific focus on lithium battery solutions.
• Collaboration: Conduct internal training programs, engage in external technical exchanges, and promote effective teamwork across departments.

Requirements

• 3 to 8 years of experience in sales or business development, ideally in automotive suppliers or the energy storage sector.
• Proven track record of developing and maintaining key accounts for energy storage products, such as large-scale storage systems (generation or grid side) or battery cells.
• Strong understanding of the energy storage industry, with basic knowledge of lithium batteries.
• Preferably experienced in customer development for energy storage battery cells.
• Responsible, team-oriented, and capable of managing client relationships effectively.
• Proactive strategic thinker with a focus on market expansion.
• Skilled in analyzing customer needs and presenting customized solutions.
• Proficiency in English (working language).
• Willingness to travel 40% of the time for client visits across the region.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive salary package, including 16 months’ salary per year.
• Flexibility: Remote work options with regular client-facing travel.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to influence market strategies and contribute to industry growth.
• Impactful Role: Be a key player in advancing energy storage solutions in the automotive sector.

If you are a driven and proactive sales professional eager to make an impact in the automotive energy storage industry, we encourage you to apply.

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