Assistant Manager, Business Development

Sime Motors; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sime Darby Joy Industries S/B in Malaysia is seeking a Marketing and Sales professional to develop marketing strategies, manage tender processes, and strengthen client relationships across automotive and industrial equipment sectors.

You will coordinate with engineering, quality, and procurement, lead tender submissions, monitor market trends, and report progress to management. Travel to client sites is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Marketing strategy development experience.
• Tender process coordination with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market data to develop marketing strategies for products or services, considering customer demand, competitor activity, and industry trends.
• Implement marketing initiatives to promote the company’s offerings and identify new business opportunities to support future growth.
• Lead the tender process, including reviewing the scope of work (SOW), and ensuring technical clarifications are addressed.
• Ensure tender submissions and proposals are clear, comprehensive, and that all queries and deviations are documented and resolved.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to ensure timely submission of tender bids.
• Maintain and build strong relationships with existing customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.
• Establish connections with potential new customers to expand the client base and enhance profitability.
• Travel to client locations and meet with clients to foster close relationships.
• Liaise with engineering, quality, and procurement to meet technical, quality, and commercial requirements.
• Monitor and report on marketing strategies, sales processes, and project statuses for management review.

Job description

Company : Sime Darby Joy Industries S/B

Marketing Strategy Development:

• Analyze market data to develop marketing strategies for products or services, considering customer demand, competitor activity, and industry trends.
• Implement marketing initiatives to promote the company’s offerings and identify new business opportunities to support future growth.
• Manage external sales agent and provide necessary support

Sales Enquiry Management and Tender Execution:

• Lead the tender process, including reviewing the scope of work (SOW), and ensuring that all technical clarifications (TCs) are addressed.
• Ensure that tender submissions and proposals are clear, comprehensive, and that all queries and deviations are documented and resolved.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to ensure timely submission of tender bids.

Customer Relationship Management:

• Maintain and build strong relationships with existing customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.
• Establish connections with potential new customers to expand the company’s client base and enhance profitability.
• Travel to client location and frequent meet up with clients to foster close relationship

Cross-Departmental Liaison:

• Liaise with other departments, including engineering, quality, and procurement, to ensure that all technical, quality, and commercial requirements are met during the sales and tender process.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables.

Continuous Improvement and Reporting:

• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of marketing strategies and sales processes, making adjustments as necessary to improve outcomes.
• Prepare regular reports on sales activities, market trends, and project statuses for management review.

Sime is a partner of choice for the world's best brands in the Automotive and Industrial Equipment sectors. We deliver sustainable value to our stakeholders through operational excellence, high performance standards and good corporate governance. Founded in 1910, Sime Darby Berhad today has a workforce of approximately 30,000 employees and a presence in 18 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region. It is listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia.