Offer Business Development Manager (Rack systems)

Join us as an Offer Business Development Manager (Rack systems) and become the trusted advisor customers turn to for complex solutions. You'll combine deep product expertise with consultative selling to drive revenue growth and help customers achieve their efficiency and sustainability objectives.

This position is responsible for growing and sustaining the Business in the specific offer portfolio - Rack Systems. The offer portfolio covers technologies such as IT rack enclosures & power distribution units (PDUs). You are required to be a Domain expert in your specific offer and to work with other Domain experts in the wider business. Domain expertise includes understanding the offer landscape including market opportunities, routes to market, various business models, and the 4 Ps (Product/offer, Price, Place and Promotion) needed to defend and grow in the market.

The role will include, and not be limited to:

• product knowledge (basic to intermediate level)

• market opportunity & competitive analysis

• business case development & planning

• key product launches & managing product end-of-life

• volume forecasting & pricing

• market feedback

• supporting sales enablement & value proposition messaging

• supporting customer messaging for product issues when necessary

What will you do?

Business Development across Lifecycle (40%)

• Identifications of new market segments, partners or business opportunities

• Identifying trends to develop, deploy and sustain programs for growth. This could be for specific end-user groups, specific products or any other area. The key focus is to bring new avenues of sustainable growth

• Market research and analysis – Using available research and at the same time being able to conduct primary research directly with the Customers, Consultants and partners via “Voice of Customer” sessions

• Developing and executing business plans for the allocated activity, market segment, products or partners

• Understanding of customer needs by working with internal teams and gathering of information from external sources including directly working customers and partners

• Driving the business plans with the regional and local segment, enterprise, channel sales and marketing teams

• Diligently tracking results and progress of business plans

• Providing advice to country/channel teams on GTM strategies and business development

Close working with Product Marketing /Marketing (20%)

• Communication teams

• Working with global, regional and local marketing teams to drive marketing plans

• Designing the marketing mix with the marketing team so as to achieve the marketing objectives of the identified product portfolio

• Understanding of the competitive landscape and develop regional and local strategies to beat competition

• Supports regional marketing activities to drive key campaigns and product messaging to the identified market segment

Product & Program Management (20%)

• Working with Line of Business and regional Offer Managers

• Managing product life-cycle from the introduction of the products into the market, local positioning, competitiveness, and evolution to future generations

• Manages the forecast and inventory level of products especially at the offer introduction and offer phase-out stages of the lifecycle

• Participate in and provide inputs for product development to meet the country needs

• Provides necessary training and guidance to channel team as well as partners

• Manages and provides necessary sales tools to partners

• Develop local programs to meet quarterly and annual business objectives

• Working with product team, service team and marketing team to execute the programs

Management & Reporting (10%)

• Working with Regional sales operations / Financial teams for timely submission of business development activities and progress reports

• Understanding offer business performance through pipeline analysis, sales in/sales out through channels, GM% targets

Sales & Marketing Support and Execution (10%)

• Support regional sales and marketing events and activities

• Speaking at events – industry, customers and channel facing

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Strategic thinking and business acumen to connect customer challenges with impactful solutions

• Strong influencing skills to guide decisions and align stakeholders across complex sales cycles

• Adaptability and comfort working independently in ambiguous situations with minimal supervision

• Excellent communication skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences with confidence

What's in it for me?

• High-visibility role where your expertise directly impacts revenue and customer success

• Opportunity to work on strategic initiatives focused on energy transition and digital transformation

• Collaborative culture that values your insights and invests in your professional growth

• Autonomy to shape your approach while working with a supportive, experienced team

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• €40 billion global revenue

• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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