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Business Development Manager-Distribution

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 5+ years of sales experience in the automotive industry (FMC, commercial dealership or Upfitter)
  • Excellent strategic forecasting skills
  • Proactive and competitive business development mindset
  • Willing to travel 40-50% and have a valid passport; travel to Canada is required

Requirements:

  • Identify and proactively establish key partner upfitters in major metropolitan areas within the assigned territory
  • Secure meetings with decision makers at distributors, end users, and commercial dealerships
  • Build and maintain a profitable sales pipeline to meet sales goals and support distributors’ staff on selling and installing Ranger Design and Prime Design products
  • Travel 40-50% of the time to build relationships face-to-face, promote our brands at tradeshows and industry events, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver projects and customer service

Job description

Description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

·        Identify and proactively establish key partner upfitters in each of the major metropolitan areas in the assigned territory

·        Secure meetings with decision makers at distributors, end users and commercial dealerships

·        Build a pipeline of business that enables our business to meet its sales goals

·        Build and maintain loyal relationships that provide ongoing profitability to the business

·        Support our distributor’s staff on selling and installing Ranger Design and Prime Design products

·        Promote our brands during tradeshows & industry events

·        Create and grow a network of relevant contacts throughout the industry

·        Partner with our internal support teams to deliver excellent projects and customer service

·        Build relationships face to face, travelling 40-50% of your time across your territory

·        Be an ambassador of our core values


Requirements

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

·        5+ years of demonstrated successful sales experience within the automotive industry, such as an FMC, commercial dealership or Upfitter

·        Excellent strategic forecasting skills

·        Proactive and competitive business development skills

·        Motivated self-starter able to work both autonomously and as a strong team player

·        Previous CRM experience and proficiency in Microsoft applications

·        Prioritize and manage multiple clients and demands in an exciting and dynamic environment.

·        Willing to travel 40 - 50% of time and have a valid passport as travel to Canada is a requirement


While we welcome applications from all locations, we are especially interested in candidates based in Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, and Indianapolis.


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