Business Development Manager

ACTIA Electronics - Romulus, MI•Brownstown Charter Township, MI

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About The Position

ACTIA Electronics has been manufacturing quality vehicle electronics and diagnostic equipment for growing markets such as Off-Highway, Bus & Coach, Truck & Fleet, Marine and Specialty Vehicles for over 30 years. ACTIA Group is an international group based in Toulouse, France. We are currently looking for a Business Development Manager to join our team in Elkhart, IN. The Business Development Manager drives actions required to develop the Electronics business and sales in NA linked to existing products, product families or new products and services to be developed that fit into the ACTIA Strategy. This position requires experience in a variety of industries and requires a thorough knowledge of the industry’s in-vehicle/machine products and/or services as well as electronic markets and not limited to automotive. Organizational Competencies: Business Alignment: Aligns the direction, products, services and performance of a business line with the rest of the organization, Strategic Analysis: Uses a variety of information sources internal and external to a client or the organization to identify issues and trends; studies financial, economic, and technical information to identify ways to achieve long-range goals or meet the vision of the organization. Negotiation: Demonstrating an ability to effectively convince and compromise with others to achieve end results. Collaborative: The ability to develop, maintain and strengthen partnerships with others inside and outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support. Decision Making and Judgement: Demonstrates the ability to derive logical conclusions from a number of options available. Makes informed decisions after taking into account all the information, potential positive and negative outcomes of these decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or related experience
3 - 5 years successful business experience
Experience in a variety of industries, preferred
Thorough knowledge of industry’s in-vehicle/machine products and services and electronic markets, not limited to Automotive
Requires business, sales, technical expertise in electronics and automotive
Strong technical background
Dynamic, self-starter with the ability to excite and instill confidence
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Flexible, self-motivated, dependable and prompt
Ethical, honest and trustworthy

Responsibilities

Promotes in-vehicle network products and onboard electronics in the North American Market.
Develops sales and marketing strategy on selected customers or targeted market
Manages entire sales cycle from prospecting to acquisition
Conducts sales calls
Prepares presentations
Attends trade shows
Maintains technical knowledge ACTIA’s products, services and competitors
Leverages client referrals, associations and networking
Qualifies new business opportunities, sets up meetings for demonstration of ACTIA products and services
Develops sales in new markets
Gathers and analysis data on marketing trends, competitive products and pricing
Participates in discovery of new products or services (i.e. engineering product development, obsolesce management)
Drives RFQ process up to final negotiation
Develops relationships with both new and existing customers.
Develops sound professional relationships with customers’ key engineers
Collaborates with key engineers to ensure accurate comprehension and understanding of requirements and deliverables
Maintains strategic alliances
Collaborate with ACTIA software Support team to on-board new customers
Liaise with technical support, accounting and other departments to ensure customer satisfaction
Collaborates with Sales staff as needed
Ensure legal compliance with state, federal and OSHA requirements
Ensure ISO procedures are followed
Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures