[Remote] Senior Business Development Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Komatsu is a global leader in providing technologies, equipment, and services for various markets including forestry. The Senior Business Development Manager for Forestry will lead a team to drive growth in commodity parts sales and develop commercial strategies that cater to market dynamics and customer needs.
Responsibilities
- Drives aftermarket parts sales and relevant revenue streams that align with specific KPI’s
- Supports and leads the Aftermarket team with positive coaching, to ensure goals are achieved
- Creates short, mid, and long-term personnel structures that align with anticipated growth. Key focus should be on establishing a highly motivated team, where training, bench strength, and succession planning are tied to success
- While driving supplemental commercial offerings, positions also suggests new revenue opportunities based on customer and DB’s feedback (to include industry trends as well)
- Becomes a trusted resource within global distribution network that resolves issues and concerns in a prompt and professional manner
- Responsible for generating and supporting global Aftermarket strategies, through information gathering, planning and execution of business plans
- High level of coordination across multiple business units, both internal and external stakeholders, to ensure prompt and accurate responses, as it relates to both Aftermarket sales functions and strategy
- Utilizes internal sales platforms that support primary job functions
- Generates and presents to domestic and international executives, both internally and externally, ongoing performance and strategic initiatives tied to relevant Aftermarket objectives
- Defines distribution strategies that align with existing internal and external supply chain investments and leverages to ensure the FMBD sales growth success
Skills
- Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Operations, Business, or related field
- Minimum requirement of seven (7) years working in, or closely associated with, Forestry and/or Global Logging Markets
- Minimum requirement of ten (10) years of outside sales experience, business development, with significant focus on global commodity parts strategies and proven results
- Minimum requirement of five (5) years of strategic sourcing and global distribution experience, focused on cost controls, white labeling and branding, alternative and tiered value product offerings
- Minimum requirement of five (5) years of management experience, remote staff experience preferred
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and contributing to enterprise-level strategic objectives
- Current knowledge of forestry market and rolling stock associated with logging operations
- Technical aptitude to understand basic mechanical, hydraulic and electronic machine operations
- Must possess analytical/critical thinking skills
- Proficient with MS Office applications Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with Infor Syteline or SAP is a plus, but not required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Travel up to 75% both domestic and international, with occasional weekend work
- Must project a cooperative and positive attitude toward customers, employees, and the Company
- Must comply with all environmental, quality, and safety rules, practices, and standards
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, HSA, wellness programs, etc.
- 401k and/or employee savings programs
- Employee time off (vacation and designated holidays)
- Employee and family assistance programs
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Employee learning and development programs
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