Business Development Manager

Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join the UK Interior Segment based in our Lichfield Office. The successful candidate will work closely with the Central Segment Business Development, Project Management and Sales teams playing a pivotal role in guiding the customer through the quotation process. A strong passion for technology is essential as the selected individual will serve as the primary liaison for addressing all technical inquiries from the customer during the acquisition phase. A proactive, self-motivated approach is highly desirable, as the role offers autonomy in shaping both the Business Development Manager role and strategy within the UK market.

Responsibilities

• Coordination with Technology Leaders: Build relationships with the Interior Segment Business Centres to understand key technologies and services that can be offered to customers.
• Customer Development Planning: Work closely with the UK leadership, Sales and Project Management teams to identify and analyse new and existing customers (due diligence including company size, financial stability, key technologies, etc.) within the UK market and develop appropriate strategies for approaching them.
• UK Interior Segment Strategy: Leveraging customer and market insights to help shape the UK team's strategy and long-term vision.
• Stakeholder Management: Initiate and maintain relationships with new and existing stakeholders to ensure that opportunities are brought to the business and deliver clear, concise information to both internal and external teams.
• Quote Support: support the quote management team (Project Management, Sales, Quality, Engineering) and drive the quote process to respond accurately, timely and competitively to customer requests.
• Brand advocate: educate and inform customers of the competencies, experience and portfolio offered by CES (both locally and globally)

• Previous experience in Business Development/Management, Sales, Marketing and/or Technical Engineering
• Good technical knowledge of electronics development and deployment of software, ideally in an automotive environment
• Entrepreneurial capabilities and interest
• Excellent communication skills, strong customer orientation and ability to motivate people
• Good knowledge of MS Office Tools, MS Project, SAP or similar
• Willingness and ability to travel (both UK and EU)
• German speaking would be advantageous
• Full UK driving license required for the position