Emea ( And Beyond ) Strategic Business Development Managers – Batteries Systems & Energy Storage Solutions

Richard Lombart Consulting & The Executive Way; Badajoz; Híbrido; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Richard Lombart Consulting & The Executive Way is searching for an EMEA Strategic Business Development Manager focused on batteries systems and energy storage. This role may focus on Rail or Data Centers and requires market development, customer engagement, and cross-functional leadership across Europe and international markets.

You will shuttle between market analysis, bid support, and alignment with engineering to shape products and go-to-market strategies for demanding mobility and data

Formación

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification.
• 10+ years in business development, technical sales, bid management, product management, engineering or complex projects.
• Experience in batteries, rail, electrification, data centers, UPS or energy storage.
• Ability to combine market analysis with hands-on opportunity development.
• Experience presenting to senior commercial decision-makers.

Responsabilidades

• Develop a fact-based view of customers, projects, competitors, technologies and routes to market.
• Identify, qualify and develop strategic opportunities across Europe and selected international markets.
• Support regional sales teams with account strategy, opportunity prioritisation, customer engagement and value propositions.
• Lead or support complex bids and sales cycles, including solution positioning, pricing, negotiation and contract award.
• Build relationships with end users, OEMs, operators, integrators, consultants, partners and technical influencers.
• Translate customer expectations and competitive intelligence into product, engineering and R&D priorities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between commercial ambition, technical capability, delivery and risk.
• Contribute to go-to-market strategy, partnerships, forecasts, product positioning and long-term growth plans.

Conocimientos

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

International travel

Fluent English

Educación

Engineering degree

Electrical or energy-system knowledge

Descripción del empleo

EMEA ( and Beyond ) Strategic Business Development Managers – Batteries systems & energy storage solutions one position for Rail one position for Data centers Europe-based | International scope Advanced batteries / Strategic markets / Sales, bids & technology

The opportunity

We are a leading worlwide industrial profitable and growing player of advanced battery systems for demanding mobility and mission‑critical applications. Two strategic growth platforms—Rail electrification and Data Centers—are entering a next decisive phase. Our established Rail activity is scaling a new lithium-ion solution in addition to the current systems, while our Data Center business is launching a new generation of products across international markets.

Your impact

Connect markets, customers, sales and engineering to accelerate growth across one or both strategic segments.

Your mission

Depending on your experience, you may focus on Rail or Data Centers markets. In every case, you will combine market development, customer engagement, opportunity shaping and cross‑functional leadership.

• Develop a fact‑based view of customers, projects, competitors, technologies and routes to market.
• Identify, qualify and develop strategic opportunities across Europe and selected international markets.
• Support regional sales teams with account strategy, opportunity prioritisation, customer engagement and value propositions.
• Lead or support complex bids and sales cycles, including solution positioning, pricing, negotiation and contract award.
• Build relationships with end users, OEMs, operators, integrators, consultants, partners and technical influencers.
• Translate customer expectations and competitive intelligence into product, engineering and R&D priorities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between commercial ambition, technical capability, delivery and risk.
• Contribute to go‑to‑market strategy, partnerships, forecasts, product positioning and long‑term growth plans.
• and much more

Rail focus

Rail responsibilities centre on rolling‑stock manufacturers, integrators and operators, with particular emphasis on complex bids, onboard energy storage, alternative traction and the deployment of a new lithium-ion platform.

Data Center focus

Data Center responsibilities centre on building European sales with operators, hyperscalers, colocation providers, UPS manufacturers, consultants and integrators, with strong emphasis on new business, specification and sales delivery.

Your profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification, ideally with electrical or energy‑system knowledge.
• Significant experience , 10 years+ , in business development, technical sales, bid management, product management, engineering or complex projects.
• Background in batteries, rail, electrification, data centers, UPS, critical power, energy storage or another technology‑led B2B environment.
• Ability to combine strategic market analysis with hands‑on customer and opportunity development.
• Credibility with engineering teams and senior commercial decision‑makers.
• Strong negotiation, communication and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Fluent English; another European language is an advantage.
• International travel is expected.

Location, reporting and offer

The role may be based in France—including Paris or Nouvelle-Aquitaine—Germany, Italy, Spain or another relevant European location - preference where our client has sales offices ; home office can be partly open after a while in the company the Role - A visibility across strategic international growth markets. Direct interaction with customers, sales leadership, product teams and engineering. A competitive fixed and variable package aligned with experience and responsibility. Interested in turning advanced battery technology into international growth?

EMEA ( and Beyond ) Strategic Business Development Managers – Batteries systems & energy storage solutions badajoz, extremadura, ES