Business Development Manager (m/f/d)

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. With over 250,000 diverse, talented and dedicated employees across 100 locations in 30 countries, our vision is to be the most technologically advanced and trusted manufacturing solutions provider. We combine an unmatched breadth and depth of end-market experience, technical and design capabilities, manufacturing know-how, supply chain insights and global product management expertise to enable success for the world’s leading brands. We are driven by a common purpose to make a positive impact for each other, our communities, and the environment.

About Jabil Optics

Jabil Optics delivers advanced optical design and engineering services, process development, supply chain management, and precision manufacturing for leading brands in Automotive, AR/VR, Sensing and Security markets.

For our Innovation Design Center in Jena, Germany, we are seeking a

Business Development Manager (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities

• Self-dependent execution of business development strategy, seamlessly integrated in corporate sales strategy

• Reliably establish, grow and continuously optimize sales funnel

• Enable and develop business relations with existing and new customers, realize business growth and new business wins

• Responsibility for order entry according to targets set by local and corporate management

• Understand and translate customer requirements; analyze RFQ with technical expertise and commercial focus, aiming at winning business

• Support Business Units to provide competitive quotes to internal and external customers and enable profitable business for Jabil

• Promote Jabil’s company profile (e.g. capabilities, footprint and services) to new and existing customers

• Lead technical discussions and support commercial negotiations with customers

• Overall responsibility for quote process, engaging with Operations and functional groups

• Stay ahead on the latest developments, innovations, and trends

• Lead market intelligence and monitor the competitive landscape

• Regular customer visits and business trips supporting overall growth and profitability targets

Your Requirements

• Master's degree in engineering, business or equivalent

• 5+ years’ business experience within the Electronics/ Optics/ Photonics industry

• Strong entrepreneurial skills, self-starter and an ability to work with very little supervision

• Strong communication skills, enjoying interaction with global customers and Jabil sites

• Managing the interaction of industrial development, sales and business development

• Strong intercultural skills (especially North America, Europe and Asia)

• Excellent knowledge of German and English language (orally and in writing)

• Willingness to travel world-wide (about 20-30%)

Our Offer

• Personal development opportunities in an international environment

• Innovative and varied projects with world market leaders and start ups as customers

• Flexible working hours, mobile working possibilities and flat hierarchies

• Attractive compensation

• A friendly work atmosphere with a high level of employee satisfaction

• Supported health and sporting activities

• Subsidized pension plan

• Modern technical equipment

• Welcoming and pleasant living environment in the family-friendly science city Jena

Your Contact

Anna-Josefine Sonntag | Sr. Talent Acquisition & Development

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