Business Development Manager - Western Region

Flex

1d•$98,100 - $134,900•Remote

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. The Business Development Manager is remote and may be based in any of the following states: California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, or Utah. Your day will blend strategic planning, client engagement, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll start by reviewing pipeline activity and preparing reaching out to prospective and current clients. Most days would involve onsite meetings, where you assess customer needs and present tailored solutions. You will work closely with engineering, estimating, and marketing teams to align offerings with client expectations. Through the collective strength of 140,000 team members across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career with Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your growth, and build great products for our customers that improve people’s lives. Together, let’s create the extraordinary! Join our talent community to learn more about job opportunities, company news and events.

Requirements

Minimum of five years of experience in product sales, technical account management, or a related role is required.
Proven ability to communicate effectively with end-users, understand their technical and operational needs, and drive solutions that lead to successful deal closures.
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Ability to research target companies through electronic means as well through series of inquiries to target employees and industry partners.
Ability understand target’s supply chain challenges.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field aligned with the company’s products and services is preferred.
Ideally within industries such as utilities, manufacturing, or infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

Plan and prioritize personal sales activities and customer/prospective customer contact towards achieving acknowledge business aims, including costs and sales.
Maintain and develop current and new customer relationships to optimize quality of service, business growth, and customer satisfaction.
Use customer/potential customer contact tools and systems where available, and update relevant information held in these systems.
Plan/carry out/hold up local marketing activities to acknowledge budgets and timescales, and integrate personal sales efforts with other organized marketing activities, e.g., product launches, promotions, advertising, exhibitions and telemarketing.
Study and learn all parts if the sales process including but not limited to, services offered, financial offers, contract terms and negotiation, trade compliance, after market services.
Acknowledge to and follow up sales enquiries using appropriate methods.
Contribute with other business development and accounts to ensure all services are presented to target customers.
Monitor and report on market and contender activities and provide relevant reports and information.
Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.
Attend and present at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development.