Director / VP Business Development (M/W/X)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Munich - AMS Technologies AG

Your mission

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Business Development Director to lead our efforts in identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in strategic planning, team leadership, and forging strong relationships with partners, stakeholders, and clients. This role requires a combination of market insight and curiosity, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in driving revenue growth.
The position is targeted to take over the responsibility of the VP Sales, who is phasing into retirement in the 2^nd half of 2025.

Key Responsibilities :

Develop and execute strategic plans to expand our customer base, grow our revenue funnel and secure NRE/ development contracts
Lead, mentor, and scale the business development and regional sales teams to drive organizational success.
Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships.
Partner with customers to understand their business needs and objectives.
Effectively communicate the value proposition through proposals and presentations.
Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits.
Collaborate with internal teams, including marketing, operations, and product development to develop our go to market strategy.

Your profile

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Engineering or related field; MBA is a plus.
Proven work experience as a Business Development Director or similar role in sales/marketing in custom technology hardware related technology fields.
Demonstrable experience in developing client-focused, differentiated, and achievable solutions.
Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close.
Strong business sense and industry expertise.
Excellent mentoring, coaching, and people management skills.

Why us?

A successful and growing work environment – where Technologies meet Solutions™.
Flexible working hours with the possibility to work from home on a daily basis.
Active participation, a wide range of tasks and prospects for further development.
A family, equal opportunity and multicultural environment with short decision-making processes, in which a lot can be achieved.
A permanent contract with an attractive salary package with a performance component, company car, laptop and mobile phone.
A permanent position with an attractive salary package with performance components and sovial benefits, such as a company pension plan.
Individual development opportunities.

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About us

AMS Technologies is Europe’s leading solution provider and distributor for Optical, Power and Thermal Management Technologies.

AMS Technologies has been supporting the European market for more than 40 years with leading, innovative technologies and products that allow our customers to take a prime position in their chosen markets. We deliver solutions into a variety of high-tech markets, including renewable energies, medical, defence & aerospace, research & scientific and various other industrial segments. Our customer base consists of Europe’s largest leading technology corporations, a network of universities and research institutes as well as the most promising start-ups.

We thrive by working in a ‘customer first’ environment. Our pan-European customers are serviced from a network of local offices in Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden, with a focused operations and logistics center located in Munich, Germany.

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Your application!

We appreciate your interest in AMS Technologies. Please fill in the following short form. Should you have any difficulties in uploading your files, please contact us by mail at recruitment@amstechnologies.com .