Key Account Manager – BYD Forklift

BYD Europe; Stuttgart; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

BYD Europe is seeking a Key Account Manager for their Electric Forklift Division based in Stuttgart. This role involves building and maintaining relationships with major clients across Europe and requires strong negotiation skills, prior experience in material handling, and a passion for innovative technology. Candidates must be prepared for travel and possess excellent language skills, particularly in English and German.

Leistungen

Competitive remuneration based on experience

Sales commission based on KPIs

Commuting allowance

Team building events

Employee learning opportunities

Qualifikationen

• 5 - 10 years of experience in key account in material handling sector.
• Excellent English skills; German and Spanish are a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Aufgaben

• Maintain commercial relationships with key accounts.
• Conduct site surveys and feasibility studies.
• Coordinate with regional sales and service managers.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation skills

Analytical reasoning

Value-added selling

Listening skills

Strong teamwork

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

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Client:

BYD Europe

Location:

Stuttgart, Germany

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

03.07.2025

Expiry Date:

17.08.2025

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Job Description:

As the first overseas subsidiary of BYD group, our main focus is to provide European customers with new energy vehicles, rechargeable batteries, solar panels, energy storage systems and other new energy products, as well as related after-sales services.

About the department & role:

BYD EUROPE BV is currently looking for a Key Account Manager for the BYD Electric Forklift Division in Europe. The Key Account Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining business with major companies which have presence in several countries or areas to provide BYD unique Lithium Iron-phosphate forklift solution.

As Key Account Manager your responsibility areas will be:

• Maintain the commercial relationship with the existing key account customers in Europe.
• Generate and maintain contacts with potential customers who might benefit from switching to BYD Lithium Iron-phosphate forklifts solution.
• Conduct site survey, demonstration and generate feasibility study.
• Participate in supplier qualification and tender process.
• Coordinate leasing companies, service providers as well as BYD authorized dealers for quotations.
• Inputs to factory detailing customers’ requirements on products and solutions.
• Manage orders, contracts, deliveries and regular review KPI with Key Account customers.
• Define and execute business plan in accordance to company’s yearly sales and deliveries target for Key Account customers.

As Key Account Manager your daily tasks will be:

• Submit business plan for key account business development.
• Define targeted customers and establish contacts.
• Conduct meetings and visits to customers.
• Generate visit reports and feasibility studies.
• Complete process to add BYD into customers’ supplier lists.
• Coordinate with regional sales managers and service managers for customers’ local needs.
• Coordinate with affected parties to complete quotations, offers and tenders.
• Generate inputs for product team for future product developments.
• Maintain orders, contracts, agreements with customers.
• Conduct regular review meetings with customers’ HQ and local plants on KPI to ensure customers’ satisfaction.

Your profile:

• 5 -10 years of experience in key account in the material handling sector;
• Excellent English language skills, German, Spanish and other European languages will be considered as an advantage;
• Excellent negotiation skills, value-added selling, creative thinking, analytical reasoning, listening skills;
• Ability to work with teams from various countries and cultural backgrounds, positive attitude;
• Highly skilled Excel and PowerPoint user;
• Training of Value-added selling and High-level negotiation will be highly appreciated;
• Ready for business travels up to 50 % of the time.

We offer:

• Work in a rapidly growing company which embodies sustainable and forward-thinking technology;
• Performance and experience based competitive remuneration, sales commission based on KPI`s, commuting allowance;
• Team building events and employee learning opportunities.

Please note that Position is open for candidates living in Europe with valid work permits.