Business Development Manager II, Automotive - Detroit, MI

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City:  Remote

State: Remote

 

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to identify potential new customers and successfully convert these prospects in to new business across the BVCPS Automotive Business Line and manage these customers through a start-up period after launch.

 

Objective

Meet or exceed the annual stated new sales goals both on an individual basis and for the division.  Align with the Program Manager through the start-up period (not to exceed 2 year from launch of program) by liaising with all aspects of the testing, inspection, and/or consulting services provided to assigned clients as well as develop the client relationships at multiple levels (executive to manager) to ensure a successful program launch.

 

Major Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to clients in areas of global compliance, industry standards, and client specifications through opinions, interpretations and recommendations and identify and engage the appropriate people within Bureau Veritas where necessary.
• Responsible for driving the sales process from beginning (research and identification) to end (planning, launch and execution of program).
• Manage and direct the client start-up and provide guidance and collaboration with the Account Manager. The goal is to provide a smooth and seamless transition for start-up status to Account Management status, within the one (1) year of the launch of business.
• Define and develop with client an understanding of client’s needs, objectives, and expectations related to compliance, safety and quality and match these to CPSD’s services and capabilities.
• Sell services within pricing scope as defined by operations.
• Accountable for increase and decrease in client sales (new and recently launched).
• Develop strong client relationships including day-to-day contact up through multiple levels - executive level/decision makers to manager.  Serve as liaison between the client and other global CPSD departments (Sales/Marketing, Information Resources Center, Operational Staff, Information Technology and Accounting).
• Arrange for all necessary client service support to include quarterly business reviews, quarterly/annual sales summaries, other client-specific reports, technical opinions, interpretations, recommendations and/or client operational manuals.
• Prepare for and participate in client meetings and presentations, training seminars and/or tradeshows.
• Forecast and monitor client sales, evaluate client operations, implement process improvements, and identify new business opportunities.
• Successfully address day-to-day client requests, problems, issues, and complaints.
• Working with the New Client Start-up Coordinator, serve as the global internal and external liaison for all submissions requiring testing or evaluations to be performed by global testing locations.
• Monitor CPSDs performance in relation to defined services.
• Develops business growth strategies and plans
• Manages and retains relationships with existing clients