
Business Development Manager - EMobility
- Detroit, MI
- $110,000-135,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The Business Development Manager will be responsible for identifying new opportunities to increase sales of Henkel products and solutions within the E-Mobility market segment, especially Power Storage / Battery Manufacturers cluster.
- This role leverages relevant market knowledge and experience in opportunity incubation, strategic planning, business modeling, value proposition generation, and project leadership leading to successful commercialization with select targets.
- This role leads collaborative efforts with Marketing, Product Development, Legal, Finance, Sales, and Application Engineering to deliver to expectations and in alignment with the business unit strategy.
- Establish a discernment process for innovation projects and ensure a robust innovation pipeline in Henkel offerings/application/service development.
- Lead Strategic Planning and resource allocation efforts regionally and support globally to develop the opportunity and our value proposition.
- Develops and supports the strategy map / customer roadmaps and steers profitable growth regionally.
- Build relevant customer/market relationships and carry out strategic customer portfolio planning in new and high potential markets.
- Bachelor's Degree is required, MBA preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in and a deep understanding of the EV / Battery industry including both applications and market segment trends.
- Excellent networking, relationship building, negotiating, and needs assessment skills with a strong ability to market new value propositions, products, and services.
- Highly capable to lead and operate in ambiguity.
- Excellent presentation skills (both chart design and present).
- Proven track record in managing complex projects in multi-stakeholder environments.
- Ability to travel up to 30% to include International.
- Able to work 3-4 days from our Madison Height, MI location.
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement