Network Development Specialist - Norway & Iceland

BYD Europe; Oslo; On-site; NOK 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company committed to leading the transition to zero-emission transportation. This role involves managing the dealer network across Norway and Iceland, ensuring performance improvement, and fostering strong relationships with dealers. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the automotive industry. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business management or engineering, excellent project management skills, and fluency in both English and Chinese. If you are passionate about making a positive impact and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Pension plan

Teambuilding events

Opportunity for impact in zero-emission transition

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in the automotive industry, especially in network development.
• Strong project management skills and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Manage dealer operations and network development for Norway and Iceland.
• Conduct regular evaluations and maintain dealer performance.

Skills

Project Management

Business Acumen

Fluency in English

Fluency in Chinese

Automotive Industry Knowledge

Financial Statement Interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management

Engineering Background

Marketing Background

Job description

About the role

Responsible for the overall management of Norway and Iceland network business, new dealer development into the network, dealer management and maintenance, dealer operation evaluation, unqualified dealer identification and other matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Country Manager to define & implement network plan in the assigned market in order to achieve the planned size of the BYD network.
• Monitoring performance improvement growth process at POS and identify opportunities for improvement of dealer POS.
• Regular visits to dealers to maintain local network development and identify the performance of the dealers.
• Assisting dealership and related contract/agreement negotiations.
• Coordinate with all relevant resources to adjust the business processes, align task roles from all business levels & functions.
• Make sure dealers follow BYD CI, VI and store audit.
• Prepare the store audit materials and communicate with HQ.
• Conduct regular dealer operation quality evaluation and make relevant recommendations.
• Cross-functional teamwork.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant education, business management, engineering or marketing background.
• 5 years related working experience in Automotive industry in the region.
• Project Management skills, expert in business acumen, including interpretation of financial statements, dealer performance reports and retail industry business dynamics.
• Working experience in auto OEM for EU and non-EU network development.
• Fluent in English and Chinese, both written and verbal. Knowledge of additional Nordic languages is a plus.
• Experience in multiple roles is a plus.

We offer:

• Performance and experience-based competitive remuneration, pension plan.
• Department & company-wide teambuilding events.
• An exciting opportunity to lead the European transition to Zero Emissions transportation and de-carbonization of the economy.

Our Purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature and a World of clean air. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team.