Business Development Manager

5V Video; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

5V Video is hiring a hands-on Business Developer in Detroit / Metro Detroit, MI, with remote work and 2 days per week onsite at client locations. You will support the sales cycle, open new opportunities, and coordinate with internal teams to close deals.

This role builds your network within automotive OEMs, travels to meetings and industry events, and requires a proactive hunter mindset and excellent coordination skills. Permanent contract offered.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of automotive business development or sales experience.
• Good understanding of automotive OEMs and purchasing decisions.
• Hands-on in creating presentations, proposals, business cases and offers.
• Proactive hunter mindset to open new doors and opportunities.
• Strong organization and attention to detail to move multiple opportunities.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills for cross-team work.
• Willingness to travel to client sites, OEM meetings and events.

Responsibilities

• Create presentations, proposals, business cases and commercial offers.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities with target automotive accounts.
• Build and grow your own automotive OEM network.
• Coordinate RFQs, RFPs and quotations with internal teams.
• Manage pipeline, forecasts and reporting, keeping opportunities moving.
• Represent the company in customer meetings and industry events.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Presentation skills

Communication

Pipeline management

Organizational skills

Hunter mindset

Travel readiness

Job description

Business Developer

Detroit / Metro Detroit, Michigan | Remote with 2 days per week, minimum, at client sites

Salary from $85 000 to $105 000, based on relevant experience

Permanent contract

Travel to OEM meetings, company offices & industry events

5V Video are working with a global technology company delivering premium entertainment and content platforms for the automotive industry.

They're now looking for a Business Developer to support the sales and business development team across the full sales cycle, helping to open new opportunities, develop customer relationships and coordinate commercial activity with internal teams.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role where you'll have the opportunity to build your own network within the automotive OEM space over time.

Day-to-day:

• Creating presentations, proposals, business cases and commercial offers
• Identifying and developing new business opportunities across target automotive accounts
• Building and growing your own automotive OEM network
• Coordinating RFQs, RFPs and quotations with internal Product, Engineering, Delivery and Support teams
• Managing pipeline, forecasts and reporting, while keeping opportunities moving
• Representing the company in customer meetings and industry events, while ensuring a smooth handover into project execution

Requirements:

• 2-5 years’ experience in automotive Business Development or Sales
• Good understanding of automotive OEMs and how they make purchasing and business decisions
• Hands-on experience creating presentations, proposals, business cases and commercial offers
• A proactive hunter mindset, with the motivation to open new doors and develop new business
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to keep multiple opportunities moving
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Comfortable taking ownership of pipeline activity and commercial opportunities
• Comfortable travelling to client sites, OEM meetings, company offices and industry events

Bonus points for:

• Experience within the content, entertainment or digital technology industry
• Experience working with automotive technology or software
• An existing network within automotive OEMs
• Experience managing RFQs/RFPs or complex technology sales processes

Important things to know:

• You don't need an established senior OEM network from day one. The ambition and ability to build one is what matters.
• The role is remote-based , with 2 days per week onsite at client locations across the Detroit / Metro Detroit area. The company’s head office is in Chicago.
• A professional reference check will be conducted prior to client introduction.