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事業開発マネージャー/ Business Development Manager

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An international engineering and technology services company is looking for a Business Development Manager. The selected candidate will drive new customer acquisition, sales growth, customer relationships, and solution development across the Japanese automotive industry.

Responsibilities:

  • Identify and acquire new Tier-1 suppliers and automotive OEM customers across Japan
  • Develop account penetration strategies and expand the customer footprint
  • Build long-term relationships with engineering, procurement, purchasing, and executive stakeholders
  • Manage the full sales lifecycle from lead generation through contract closure
  • Develop and execute strategic sales plans to achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets
  • Build a strong sales pipeline and maintain accurate sales forecasts
  • Conduct customer visits and understand technology roadmaps, outsourcing strategies, and development plans
  • Identify customer needs and propose value-driven engineering and digital transformation solutions
  • Develop executive-level relationships that support long-term partnerships
  • Collaborate with technical teams to develop tailored customer solutions
  • Coordinate proposals, estimations, presentations, and commercial negotiations
  • Lead RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs through successful closure
  • Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and pricing
  • Drive new business opportunities and long-term revenue growth
  • Work effectively with offshore and global delivery teams

Requirements:

  • 7-15 years of B2B sales or business development experience in the automotive industry
  • Proven experience acquiring new customers within Tier-1 suppliers and/or automotive OEMs
  • Established network across Japanese automotive companies
  • Proven track record of achieving annual sales and revenue targets
  • Experience selling engineering services, embedded software services, or digital engineering solutions to automotive customers
  • Ability and willingness to travel extensively within Japan

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience in software engineering, engineering services, embedded systems, Tier-1 suppliers, or OEM environments

About the Company:

This company operates in the engineering and technology services industry, providing engineering, embedded software, and digital engineering solutions to automotive customers.

Keywords:

ビジネス開発, 新規顧客開拓, 法人営業, 自動車業界, 自動車OEM, Tier-1サプライヤー, エンジニアリングサービス, 組込みソフトウェア, デジタルエンジニアリング, ソリューション営業, 営業戦略, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: BI5Z6N

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Automotive

Focus: Sales / Account Management

Industry: Manufacturing and Production

Salary: ¥10,000,000 - ¥15,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Mid Management

Language: Japanese - Professional working

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: BI5Z6N-306D23BC

Date posted: 3 September 2026

Consultant: Maki Kobayashi