Business Manager Engineering

Akkodis; Puglia; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company car

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Business Manager in Puglia, Italy. You will drive sales development, manage customer relationships, recruit and onboard talent, and oversee financial performance for the profit center.

The role requires 1–3 years in Engineering or IT, strong communication, and English at B2 level. It offers a permanent contract, with a salary range of 35k–45k EUR plus bonus and a company car.

Qualifications

• Experience in Eng. or IT industry (1–3 years).
• Strong English language skills (B2+).

Responsibilities

• Assess, benchmark and establish customer contacts.
• Develop portfolio with strategic customers and negotiate key contracts.
• Promote the Group's service offerings and maintain dynamic customer relationships.
• Involve in sourcing, selection and onboarding of candidates; build talent pipelines.
• Develop and monitor business plans; track revenue, margins and cash flow.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Negotiation

Sourcing & recruitment

Team collaboration

Business development

Job description

Akkodis, is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation.

With a shared passion for technology and talent, 40,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC. Akkodis offers broad industry experience, and strong know-how in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. The combined IT and engineering expertise brings a unique end-to-end solution offering, with four service lines – Consulting, Solutions, Talents and Academy – to support clients in rethinking their product development and business processes, improve productivity, minimize time to market and shape a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow.

With a view to strengthening our team, we are looking for a:

Business Manager

As A Business Manager within Akkodis, your role is key in our sales development strategy.

You are responsible for developing business within your assigned

The role is characterised by three main areas of action:

Customer Management

• Assess, benchmark and establish customer contacts
• Develop your portfolio of strategic customers and prospectsIntervene in the negotiation of important commercial and contractual conditions
• Develop a strong customer relationship by implementing contractsPromote all the Group's service offerings
• Play an anchor role for a dynamic & lasting customer relationship with continuous follow-ups

People Management

• Active involvement in the sourcing & selection process of candidates and new hire
• Explore all avenues of having strong candidates pipeline such as employee referral, social sites, job fairs etc
• Partner with recruiters & staffing partners to recruit right talent in line with customer requirements
• Develop proactive candidates pipelines to cater customer’s open positions
• Engage with team of technical consultants with the help of HR tools such as Induction plans, Training plans, Performance management

Financials Management

• Build business plans (Long term plans, Budget, Forecast)
• Track & monitor business parameters such as revenue, operating margin, employee turnover, cash management, change management etc
• Manage profit & loss account for your profit center (investments, overheads, resource billability, invoicing process etc)

We're looking for a Business Manager with a strong business aptitude, with 1-3 years of experience in Engineering or IT sector.

Good listener and communicator, convincing and pro-active, autonomous personality who can manage his/her own priorities, team player keeping a focus on the company’s interests, good with initiative and motivation to reach planned & ambitious goals.

Deep knowledge of English language is mandatory (B2 level).

Location

Puglia

Job Offer

Permanent contract

Salary range

35k – 45k + bonus + company car for both business and private use