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Introduction:

Our client, a leading textile manufacturer with head quarter in the Germany is currently seeking a Business Development Manager to join the team.

Responsibilities:

• Create & manage brand/contractor strategies to deliver on sales goals to enable top-line growth, gain share, maximize profitability between brands and producing partners

• Partner with brands & contractors to understand their current and future business goals and challenges and translate that into people, product and process strategies

• Standardize account management processes to plan and execute regional & global strategies while supporting brand development and growth

• Act as internal Global Accounts ambassador for the brand.  Drive alignment between global and local functions in Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Operations and Technical Advisory Services 

• Assists in establishing proactive selling strategies to address the technical superiority of each product line

• Incorporates customer insights, external competitive trends, retail format brand, and top-down direction to set the overall strategy for Global Accounts, Apparel & Specialty.

• Serve as the primary contact and relationship manager driving results through understanding of the current business environment and monitoring opportunities in the market to stay ahead of trends while supporting all account needs and requirements

• Upselling, cross-selling, by identifying new sales opportunities within existing accounts in coordination with the sales team

• Ensure global contracts, BOM specifications, and agreements are being enforced at brand and contractor level

• Reference in-depth knowledge of full range of solutions in partnering with customers to identify ideal product offer

Requirements: