Business Development Manager

Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment; Greater London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a French-speaking Business Development Manager to drive sales of innovative power distribution solutions in the automotive sector. This remote role involves engaging with OEMs across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, focusing on technical sales in specialist vehicles. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background, fluency in French, and experience managing complex client relationships. Join a progressive British manufacturer and contribute to their growth while enjoying the flexibility of remote work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of management experience supplying components into the automotive sector.
• Experience selling products into OEMs and managing European clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales for innovative power distribution solutions in specialist vehicles.
• Win complex proposal-led business with OEMs.

Skills

Sales

French

People Management

Education

Graduate Calibre

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Managing Director @ Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment | MBA | 25+ Years Solving Sales Hiring Challenges | Specialising in Technical Sales Recruitment…

French Speaking Business Development Manager, Automotive Electronics into Specialist Vehicles, Remote, £50,000 Basic + Bonus + Car Allowance + pension.

Are you a French-speaking sales professional with experience selling products into OEMs, ideally commercial and off-highway vehicles? If so, this is a terrific career opportunity with a British manufacturer undergoing significant progression and modernisation.

This is a technical sales role with a leading niche manufacturer of innovative power distribution solutions that optimise energy management in specialist vehicles, meeting the unique needs of diverse industries such as blue light, defence, bus and truck, offroad, off highway and construction vehicles. The role covers France, Belgium, the Netherlands. While fully remote with international travel, they prefer someone based in the North of England.

The products not only ensure compliance with health and safety regulations but also enhance operational efficiency, reduce downtime, and protect valuable assets. The firm supplies Original Equipment Manufacturers and vehicle converters to integrate the technology into their designs, delivering superior performance and reliability to their customers.

The products are niche and technically complex. Most sales involve at least two, normally three, decision makers (procurement, operations, R&D, engineering), often with differing needs.

The Ideal Candidate for French Speaking BDM

• Will be an experienced sales professional selling products into OEMs, fluent in business-level French, and used to managing European clients.
• Sales Leader with 5+ years of management experience supplying components into the automotive sector, ideally specialist vehicles.
• Will be of graduate calibre, personable, credible, and possess superb people management skills.
• Used to winning complex proposal-led business with OEMs, and an ambitious team player who is highly success-oriented.
• The role is remote, although the ideal candidate will be based in the ‘North of England’, i.e., Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria.

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Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales
• Industries
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

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