Automotive Business Development Manager Jobs in Germany

Technical Sales Board currently lists 2 open positions for Business Development Manager professionals in Automotive in Germany, posted by 2 employers. 0% of these roles are field-based with regular customer visits, 0% are hybrid, 100% on-site and 0% fully remote. 2 of these positions are hunter roles with a clear focus on winning new business.

Technical Sales Board lists technical and industrial sales jobs only – no retail, no call centre, no software subscriptions. Every ad is classified by role, industry, country and city, by sales style from hunter to key account, by territory, travel share and required languages, and ads that have expired disappear the same day. What you see here is what is open right now.

Business development managers open what does not exist yet: new applications, new industries, new regions. It is hunting in its purest form.

Business development managers find revenue that does not exist yet: new industries for an existing product, new regions, new applications or partnerships. The role is analytical and entrepreneurial at once – market studies and target lists on one day, first meetings at management level on the next. Employers want hunters with a strategic head who can hand a developed market over to the regular sales team.

Automotive and mobility sales means supplying OEMs and tier-1s with components, battery systems, production equipment and test technology – nomination cycles run for years, volumes are huge and technical project management is part of the job.

Automotive sales runs on nominations: a project is won years before start of production and then delivers volume for the life of the vehicle platform. Sales and key account managers lead RFQs, coordinate engineering changes and negotiate annual price reductions with professional purchasing organisations. Experience with OEM or tier-1 processes, quality requirements and the shift to electric drivetrains is what employers pay a premium for.

Few of these ads state a salary. Industrial employers often discuss pay in the first interview – our salary benchmarks show what to expect: More on median, range and source: what a Business Development Manager earns across Europe.

Most positions are based in or around Bamberg (1) and Zwenkau (1).

Looking beyond one country? The same search for the whole region: Automotive Business Development Manager Jobs in DACH.

Among the employers with the most open positions are Brose and FEW Automotive Group. 100% of the ads come from manufacturers, 0% from distributors and trading companies and 0% from service providers.

The languages employers ask for most are English and German. 100% of the positions are aimed at experienced professionals, 0% carry leadership responsibility and 0% are open to career starters.

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