Business Development Manager
Downers Grove, IL - USA
Job Summary
The Linear Motion Division is a major contributor to the Segment with approximately 1500 global associates and $400M in revenue. There are 9 main sites located across the United States Mexico the Caribbean & Europe.
The Business Development Manager will drive profitable growth across the Medical and Industrial Automation markets with Robotics as one of the key growth areas. The role will identify and develop new customers applications and commercial opportunities for the Linear Motion division while strengthening relationships with strategic OEMs distribution partners and existing accounts.
Working closely with Sales Product Management Engineering Strategic Marketing and Operations the Business Development Manager will translate customer and market needs into focused growth plans differentiated solutions and a strong opportunity pipeline. The role combines strategic market development with hands-on customer engagement and commercial execution
Major Responsibilities:
Strategic tasks
- Develop and execute business development plans for the Medical and Industrial Automation markets including Robotics growth opportunities.
- Segment and map the assigned markets target applications customers and competitors to identify where the division can win and grow market share.
- Identify key growth accounts emerging applications and unmet customer needs converting insights into clear account and opportunity plans.
- Validate market trends and customer requirements against the Linear Motion strategy and recommend adjustments to support sustainable growth.
- Conduct competitive analysis to understand competitor positioning technology pricing and barriers to growth.
- Partner with Product Management and Engineering to identify portfolio gaps and develop solution ideas and business cases.
- Lead Voice of the Customer activity to support strategy innovation priorities and product roadmaps.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders across OEMs integrators end users and distribution partners.
Tactical tasks
- Create and maintain a qualified opportunity pipeline progressing opportunities from initial discovery through commercial handover and closure.
- Engage directly with customers to understand applications technical requirements value drivers and buying processes.
- Coordinate technical and commercial resources to develop compelling proposals using the Linear Motion product portfolio.
- Partner with regional Sales and Account Managers on target accounts customer visits opportunity reviews and growth plans.
- Develop and deliver market application and solution training for internal sales teams and external channel partners.
- Support industry campaigns webinars exhibitions and other demand-generation activities aligned with the growth plan.
- Develop customer-specific value propositions and support value-based selling margin and business-case discussions.
- Capture market intelligence customer feedback and win/loss insights in the relevant CRM and planning tools.
- Provide regular updates on pipeline sales activity risks priorities and progress against agreed growth initiatives.
Additional Roles & Responsibilities
- Authority to propose customer solutions from the Linear Motion product portfolio in partnership with the appropriate technical and commercial teams.
- Authority to recommend changes to sales collateral application content training and market-facing materials.
- Act as a visible advocate for Regal Rexnord solutions within the assigned markets and applications.
Role and Process Intersection (Internal external)
- OEM customers and end users
- System integrators and machine builders
- Distribution and channel partners
- Regional Sales and Account Managers
- Product Management and Strategic Marketing
- Application Engineering and other engineering functions
- Marketing Communications and Digital Marketing
- Customer Care and Commercial Operations
- Operations Planning Production Purchasing and Quality
Processes
- Market customer account and application segmentation
- Strategic planning and growth initiative management
- 4 Step Selling / Value Selling
- Opportunity qualification quoting and CRM management
- Business-case development and Tollgate processes
- Technical solution development and support
- Problem Solving Process (PSP)
- Voice of the Customer (VOC)
- Campaigns webinars exhibitions articles and sales enablement
Key Metrics
- Bookings and sales growth within the assigned markets
- Qualified pipeline growth value and conversion
- New customer and new application development
- Market share growth in priority segments
- Growth within strategic target accounts
- Progress and impact of key growth initiatives
- VOC activity and actionable market insights
- CRM accuracy and opportunity progression
Required Education / Experience / Skills:
- Degree in Engineering Business Marketing or a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
- Demonstrated B2B business development or technical sales experience within industrial automation medical technology robotics linear motion motion control or a related manufacturing market.
- Experience developing new business with OEMs machine builders integrators distributors or industrial end users.
- Good understanding of mechanical components combined with electrical equipment such as motors drives controls or related automation systems.
- Experience translating customer applications and technical requirements into commercially attractive solutions.
- Proven ability to build and manage opportunity pipelines and work across a matrix organization.
- Experience with strategic account development market analysis competitive intelligence and Voice of the Customer activity.
- Strong commercial acumen including value calculations pricing margins and business-case development.
- Ability to understand product value within a customer application and communicate a clear value proposition.
- Customer-focused proactive and comfortable developing opportunities from an early stage.
- Confident communicator with strong presentation negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across Sales Engineering Product Management Marketing and Operations.
- Good knowledge of manufacturing processes lead times and the commercial impact of operational requirements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable using CRM and business planning tools.
Travel: Up to 50% required
Language: English required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is primarily located in an office environment with occasional time spent in manufacturing settings. The physical demands are limited.
**Must be willing and able to travel by all forms of transportation. Up to 50% travel required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is primarily located in an office environment.
Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a U.S. Person which includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals U.S. permanent residents individuals granted asylum in the United States and refugees in the United States.
Expected salary: $annually. The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the companys base pay compensation for all statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors including but not limited to the physical worksite location candidates skill set level of experience education and internal peer compensation comparisons.
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- Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power transmit and control motion. The Companys electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Companys automation offering comprised of controls actuators drives and precision motors controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Companys end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds and include factory automation food & beverage aerospace medical data center warehouse alternative energy residential and commercial buildings general industrial construction metals and mining and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions Power Efficiency Solutions and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information including a copy of our Sustainability Report visit .
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