Description
The Regional Sales Manager promotes the sales of electric bus fleets in Poland and Baltics states, by developing and maintaining high level contacts and a fluid relation with existing and potential customers (PTA and PTO). In addition, the Regional Sales Manager coordinates the activities of the supporting teams at the HQ and in the Netherlands related to the regional tenders and orders. The Regional Sales Manager Poland and Baltics states is part of the e-bus sales department and reports to the VP of Sales.
Responsibilities
•Coordinate, supervise and support the activities of the BYD team allocated to Poland, including tender specialist and aftersales team (in coordination with the After-sales Manager Europe)
•Generate and maintain contacts with the cities interested in sourcing electric buses
•Provide the cities with the information needed to design the bus tenders using a consulting approach
•Lead the supporting team at the HQ and in Europe to prepare the tender bids
•Ensure the achievement of the sales and profitability targets in the area of responsibility
•Draft a plan of cities to approach based on volume and repeatability criteria
•Initiate and maintain contacts with city officials and bus operators
•Define with customer required specifications, delivery times and costs
•Report the pipeline status regularly
•Ensure the company sales targets
•Ensure the company margin target for the area
•Manage the regional sales team
Requirements
•Minimum 5 years' experience as Sales Manager or Country Manager in the automotive field, preferably bus sales
•Business-related bachelor's degree
•Excellent English & Polish & another European language skills
•Highly skilled Excel and PowerPoint user
•Ability to work with teams from various countries and cultural backgrounds, positive attitude
•Excellent negotiation skills, value-added selling, creative thinking, analytical reasoning, listening skills
•Ready for business travels up to 50% of the time
Nice to have
•Certifications of Value-added selling and high-level negotiation will be highly appreciated
Conditions
No conditions specified in the posting.
