Business Development Manager (Smart Factory Solutions Sales)

LG Electronics; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Short‑term incentives

Mental health resources

Family oriented benefits

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

LG Electronics is seeking a Business Development Manager to open new customers for Smart Factory Solutions in North America. This is an individual contributor role leading with consulting engagements that define automation requirements, converting them into automation hardware and integration programs.

The candidate will build executive relationships, manage opportunities from engagement to purchase order, and drive new customer acquisition across diverse manufacturing sectors.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in business development or solution sales in industrial automation, robotics, material handling, or smart factory solutions.
• Executive presence and ability to translate automation value into operational and financial terms for plant and corporate decision makers.
• Self directed pipeline builder, comfortable operating as an individual contributor within a small, growing team.

Responsibilities

• Build and own a target account list of manufacturing and logistics operations across North America, prioritized by automation need and decision path.
• Open executive and plant leadership relationships at target accounts and qualify opportunities for autonomous mobile robots, automated transport, collaborative robot cells, simulation and digital twin, and turnkey integration.
• Lead opportunities from first engagement through proposal, negotiation, and purchase order, including consulting entry engagements that specify follow on hardware programs.
• Maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast and report progress against new customer and purchase order goals.

Skills

Executive presence

Pipeline building

Automation value translation

Domestic travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

Business Development Manager (Smart Factory Solutions Sales)

USA

Step into the innovative world of LG Electronics. As a global leader in technology, LG Electronics is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for a better life. Our brand promise, 'Life's Good', embodies our commitment to ensuring a happier life for all. We have a rich history spanning over six decades and a global presence in over 290 locations. Our diverse portfolio includes Home Appliance Solutions, Media Entertainment Solutions, Vehicle Solutions, and Eco Solutions. Our management philosophy, "Jeong-do Management," embodies our commitment to high ethical standards and transparent operations. Grounded in the principles of 'Customer-Value Creation' and 'People-Oriented Management', these values shape our corporate culture, fostering creativity, diversity, and integrity. At LG, we believe in the power of collective wisdom through an inclusive work environment. Join us and become a part of a company that is shaping the future of technology. At LG, we strive to make Life Good for Everyone.

What we can offer :

A crafted employee experience designed to foster professional growth, a focus on health & well-being and an internal community that will set you up for success.

We offer an environment that enables colleagues to demonstrate their capabilities, focus on their work and create value. At LG, you're encouraged to take a creative and individual approach to challenges with strong emphasis placed on performance and skill—and equal, merit-based opportunities across the board. We want our colleagues to grow with our global business. That's why we deliver sure rewards for exceptional performance and offer industry-leading benefits. Come join the team!

The Opportunity:

LG Electronics is seeking a Business Development Manager to open new customers for our Smart Factory Solutions business in North America. This is an individual contributor role within the Smart Factory Solutions sales organization, owning new business from first contact through purchase order. The Manager leads with consulting engagements such as feasibility studies, simulation, and digital twin work that define automation requirements, and converts them into automation hardware and integration programs. Our customers are manufacturing and logistics operations across automotive and EV, battery, semiconductor and electronics, logistics and fulfillment, aerospace and defense, industrial machinery, and other discrete manufacturing sectors. This role focuses on new customer acquisition. Existing enterprise accounts are managed separately within the sales organization.

Responsibilities:

New Business Development

• Build and own a target account list of manufacturing and logistics operations across North America, prioritized by automation need and decision path
• Open executive and plant leadership relationships at target accounts and qualify opportunities for autonomous mobile robots, automated transport, collaborative robot cells, simulation and digital twin, and turnkey integration
• Lead opportunities from first engagement through proposal, negotiation, and purchase order, including consulting entry engagements that specify follow on hardware programs
• Maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast and report progress against new customer and purchase order goals

Partnerships and Ecosystem

• Develop partnerships with third party logistics providers, system integrators, and technology partners that create repeatable deployment paths
• Represent LG in industry associations, consortiums, and trade events to generate qualified opportunities

Commercial Execution

• Work with Technical Sales Engineers and Engineering to scope solutions, prepare RFI and RFQ responses, and confirm technical feasibility before any commitment is made to a customer
• Operate within the company's pricing, contracting, and commercial approval framework
• Hand off awarded programs to Program Management with complete scope, schedule, and commercial documentation

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Experience

• 7+ years in business development or solution sales in industrial automation, robotics, material handling, or smart factory solutions
• Proven record of opening new enterprise customers and closing capital equipment or automation programs with extended sales cycles
• Experience selling to plant operations, manufacturing engineering, and procurement in discrete manufacturing or logistics environments
• Experience working with headquarters engineering or product organizations in a global company (preferred)
• Executive presence and the ability to translate automation value into operational and financial terms for plant and corporate decision makers
• Self directed pipeline builder, comfortable operating as an individual contributor within a small, growing team
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing automation, robotics, simulation, and digital transformation
• Frequent domestic travel to customer sites and industry events

#LI-DR1

$80,000 - $115,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investmentoptions.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
• Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:

• Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

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