Business Development Manager

About the role

Reporting to the Business Development Manager for North America, you will be responsible for promoting the Basics product lines to the American market, setting strategy and direction for the product line to develop sales and profitability by developing new business opportunities in the region. This role will own new business opportunities in America and ensure coordination with Sales, Business Development, and Engineering to win these opportunities. The ideal candidate must be versatile, with a good blend of business acumen, technical savvy, and the ability to manage new responsibilities in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify new sales leads, target accounts, and target applications
• Propose appropriate solutions along with business proposals (e.g., quotations)
• Assist all relevant stakeholders on sales campaigns
• Develop relationships with sales, FAE (Field Application Engineers), and customers
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of solutions offered and applications served
• Promote and advocate the Business Unit (BU) within the sales organization
• Provide guidance to engineering, marketing, and management on upcoming market trends and competitive threats
• Assist Product Line Managers with planning, managing, and promoting the product line through various product life cycles
• Assist web developers and marketing teams with relevant information to promote the BU and its solutions; attend trade shows
• Develop business plans for new product investments
• Travel as required

Requirements

• Minimum of a BS degree in business, marketing, or a technical/engineering discipline
• At least 5 years of experience in sales, product marketing, or business development in the IT, Telecom, Automotive, or Interconnect industry
• Demonstrated "can-do" attitude with a willingness to "roll up your sleeves" to get the job done
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport internally and externally
• Highly self-motivated with strong work ethics
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate across various time zones and languages

About the company

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors, sensor-based products, and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales, designing and manufacturing a wide range of innovative connectors and cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of its reputation as an excellent employer, focusing on providing the highest level of support and responsiveness to both employees and customers. The company offers opportunities for career growth within a global organization and believes every employee has the ability to positively impact the business.