Business Development Manager
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Manager-level Business Development role at Avnet. Remote, Switzerland · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Find and close major EMEA opportunities that deliver profitable growth and fit business priorities
- Build senior relationships with suppliers, then shape shared plans and influence where they invest
- Connect EMEA plans to global supplier priorities with sales, operations, finance and leadership teams
What you bring
- At least ten years in business development, strategic sales, supplier management or commercial leadership
- A record of growing profitable opportunities and earning trust with senior executives and global suppliers
- You can negotiate complex agreements and influence stakeholders across multinational teams
Who this fits
This senior manager role suits someone who can lead strategic commercial work across EMEA and global supplier relationships. Travel may reach forty to fifty percent across EMEA and globally.
From the employer
Avnet Integrated
Avnet Integrated supplies the full range of standard embedded modules - From simple built-in displays to full custom-built data center server solutions - as well as customized module designs to suit any product or application. Whatever technologies customers need to give their product the competitive advantage, Avnet Integrated can support with design, configuration, manufacturing and installation.
Avnet Integrated EMEA is looking for you as:
Senior Strategic Business Development Manager EMEA (m/w/d)
Avnet Integrated is seeking a highly strategic, commercially driven Senior Strategic Business Development Manager to accelerate profitable growth across EMEA through the development of executive-level supplier partnerships and large-scale business opportunities.
This role is focused on identifying, developing, and expanding high-value, profitable revenue streams with key supplier partners and strategic customers. The successful candidate will operate with a global mindset, aligning EMEA business objectives with worldwide supplier strategies, Avnet Integrated's value proposition, and long-term growth priorities.
The Senior Strategic BDM will engage directly with C-level and senior executive stakeholders, influence strategic direction, and drive complex business initiatives that strengthen Avnet Integrated's market position and profitability.
Your Tasks
- Drive profitable growth across EMEA by identifying, developing, and closing large strategic business opportunities aligned with Avnet Integrated's objectives.
- Build and manage executive-level relationships with key supplier partners, developing joint business plans and influencing strategic investments and priorities.
- Act with a global strategic perspective, aligning EMEA initiatives with worldwide supplier strategies and collaborating across sales, supplier management, operations, finance, and leadership teams.
Your Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in business development, strategic sales, supplier management, or commercial leadership, ideally within electronics, semiconductor, supply chain, or technology industries.
- Proven success in managing large, profitable business opportunities and building trusted relationships with C-level executives and global suppliers.
- Strong strategic, commercial, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, negotiate complex agreements, and operate effectively in a multinational EMEA and global environment.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Position may require the ability to travel 40% - 50% accorss EMEA and Globally
Interested ?
We are looking forward for your application.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
Avnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are interested in applying for employment with Avnet and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position contact our Human Resources Service Center in your region: Americas applicants – hrnow@avnet.com, Asia applicants - hrnow.asia@avnet.com, EMEA applicants - hrnow.EMEA@avnet.eu.
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