Business Development Manager

• Lead and directly contribute to opportunity development with the sales engineering team.
• Use a sales engineering approach to gain customers by providing expert level product and application knowledge. Be a partner in the customer’s project success. 
• Lead and support the customer in the initial engineering (ie component and system sizing) and then testing of products or demo systems. 
• Work with customers to define product, application, and/or system into performance and functional specifications to guide the customers and internal teams. 
• Internally provide a technical and commercial plan to win projects which can include business cases for investments in development. 
• For system level solutions, work with internal engineering team to develop customer proposals to meet specifications, define scope of work, define factory acceptance testing, and quote engineering services 
• Identify, prospect, and pursue new business opportunities within OEMs, Aftermarket and other Integrators across target market segments. 
• Develop and execute strategic plans to grow revenue and meet profit objectives 
• Build and nurture strong client relationships by understanding their specific challenges and providing tailored solutions. 
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and propose custom solutions incorporating Allient products and other technologies as needed. 
• Conduct cold and warm calls, lead generation, and follow-ups to convert leads and opportunities into secured projects. 
• Prepare proposals, quotations, and bid packages in alignment with client requirements and project scope. 
• Utilize CRM tools (e.g., MS Dynamics) to track leads, opportunities, and pipeline status. 
• Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to identify new opportunities. 
• Partner with internal teams to ensure seamless handoff of projects post-award for successful execution. 
• Provide regular updates to senior management on business development activities and results.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business, with a technical and/or an advanced degree preferred 
• Minimum 8 years of experience in motion control products, systems and technology 
• As the defense industry is an area of planned growth, working knowledge of Defense industry budgets, customers, technology and procurement/contractual processes is preferred.   
• Located near a major airport in the Northeast and ability to travel at least 50% of the time. Periodically travel to Watertown for key strategic meetings.  Close proximity, with a home base, between Buffalo and Watertown is preferred.   
• Knowledge of CRM and MS Office 
• Applicants must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.  No visa sponsorship is available for this position.       
• Ability to develop strong, strategic relationships with key organizational stakeholders 
• Demonstrate the ability to learn other Allient products 
• Experience with diverse sales channels and proven leadership and ability to drive sales 
• Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements • Superior verbal and written communication skills. Excellent listening, negotiating, and presentation skills 

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