What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Representative position at Vandapower?
What will your job look like?
We are looking for a passionate Customer Business Developer to drive our expansion.
As a key player in our team, you’ll be the catalyst for achieving our ambitious targets in your region or customer portfolio. Your role combines relationship-building with strategic business acumen, ensuring Vandapower stays ahead of the curve.
Your responsibilities include:
Business Development:
- Forge strong relationships by connecting with and visiting new customers. Understand their business models, identify their needs, and position Vandapower as their go-to solution.
- Close deals confidently and ensure a seamless onboarding process.
- Cultivate and expand relationships with existing customers, introducing new services and products with optimal margins.
- Optimize gross margins through smart price management for every customer.
- Foster collaboration between customers and the customer service team to deliver unparalleled service quality.
- Contribute actively to team meetings, sharing insights and solving challenges collectively. Utilize forecasting and sales management tools effectively.
Knowledge and development:
- Gain a deep understanding of Vandapower’s offerings, markets, and competitive landscape.
- Build a robust network with industry leaders and share valuable market insights internally to drive innovation and agility.
What is in it for you?
- Being part of a growing, international company
- Opportunities for personal growth and career development
- Work with amazing, supportive colleagues
- Enjoy teambuilding events like BBQs, paintball, bowling,…
- Thrive in a culture of close follow-up and mutual feedback.
- Did we already mention the amazing colleagues?
Are you the right person?
- You are fluent in English, additional languages are a plus. You are a natural storyteller. You have a proven track record in consultative selling in a B2B environment. You have a master’s degree or similar experience.
- You are solutions-driven and analytical. You can understand and promote complicated technical and service offerings. You are computer savvy and can use a CRM system.
- You are ready to travel 60% of the time. You are entrepreneurial, a fast learner, and tenacious. You are thinking forward and never stop taking initiatives to drive success. You have a track record of over-achievement.
- You have superior communications skills and spotless integrity. Our values of Straight Talk, Respect, Reliability, Drive to Excellence are obvious to you. You accept feedback and you learn from mistakes.
- Not able to match all the boxes but feeling confident about being the right person in the right place? Great! Feel free to reach out. In a first talk we’ll check if there is a “click”, as this is very important to us.
Who is Vandapower?
Vandapower is a fast-growing company. It is market leader in the niche market of distributing components for electric vehicles, industrial batteries and several other markets. Our customers are both independent SMEs and multinational corporations. Through our operations in Erpe-Mere, Belgium, in Havant, UK and in Texas, US we serve customers worldwide.
We strive to settle our leadership position in new markets and regions. This is made possible by combining our clear values, talented individuals, an agile organization and a strong focus on customer intimacy, market knowledge and service quality.
