Business Development Manager - LER TechForce
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
About the Job
Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have a need a Business Development Manager that has worked within vehicle engineering, specifically body-in-white or chassis development. This is a hybrid role based in Auburn Hills.
Who we are:
For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges.
Learn more about us (3) LER TechForce: Life | LinkedIn
Responsibilities:
Who we are:
For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges.
Learn more about us (3) LER TechForce: Life | LinkedIn
Responsibilities:
- Support customer Business Development team's interactions with OEMs and Tier 1 customers for vehicle optimization and core vehicle development
- Sales responsibility for full vehicle engineering, including vehicle attribute optimization (energy/thermal management, NVH, dynamics, etc.), architectures, BiW, chassis, design, integration, builds and testing solutions
- Lead development of customer accounts, drive technology adoption, secure future business, and increase profitability
- Develop strong customer partnerships across all levels of the organization
- Maintain frequent and regular contact with customer decision makers (purchasing and engineering)
- Understand customer road maps and align with company goals and objectives
- Support identification and development of new business opportunities
- Develop and execute sales plans
- Have ability to hold oneself accountable for results while meeting/exceeding key performance metrics
- Support engineering team to identify and meet customer requirements
- Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
- Support trade shows, congresses and exhibitions from a business development and staffing perspective
- Requires a BS degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
- A BA degree in Business will be considered if business experience strongly supports technical competence in vehicle engineering
- Background in vehicle engineering early on in career (body-in-white design or chassis design or vehicle attribute development)
- Sales (business development role) with industry contacts (key decision makers) at the OEMs in vehicle engineering
- Candidate must have strong communication skills
- Experience with automotive, Tier 1 and start-ups customers is a plus
- Experience with vehicle engineering services is a plus
- Ability to develop and support detailed technical presentations to customers
- Exceptional written / oral English skills
- Ability to support detailed and clear solutions, quotations, and proposals to customers.
- Ability to function in a matrixed, team organization with minimal supervision.
- Healthcare (Medical/Dental/Vision)
- 401(k) Program w/ company match
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation Time
Source : LER TechForce