Senior Business Development Manager, Automotive

sovity

(Senior) Business Development Manager driving automotive sales strategies at sovity, focusing on data and collaboration with clients. Aiming to shape the sales strategy as potential Head of Sales.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeDortmund • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You are responsible for sales within your segment
Independently identify, qualify and approach automotive suppliers
Take strategic responsibility for our most important existing customers
Build deep, trust-based relationships with decision-makers
Closely coordinate with our Customer Success team, product development and marketing
Monitor market trends, competitor activities and customer needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of professional experience in B2B sales
Combination of new customer acquisition, business development and consultative responsibilities
Solid experience in the automotive industry
Structured working style with CRM systems (e.g., HubSpot)
Fluent in German and English

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid office & flexible working hours
Flat hierarchies and working on equal footing
Clear development path to Head of Sales
Shared vision and highly skilled colleagues
Team spirit and fun at work!
Buddy program for individualized onboarding
Data ecosystems as the basis for AI are cutting-edge trend topics
Mate, sparkling water, coffee, beer, fruit and sweets
Corporate benefits – choose perks from over 50 partners
Team events with darts, eSports, outings, and more
Choose your own device: Lenovo, MacBook or another option
Perfectly equipped workstations (3 monitors, height-adjustable desks, and more)

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Hard Skills & Tools

B2B salesnew customer acquisitionbusiness developmentconsultative sales

Soft Skills

relationship buildingstrategic thinkingcommunicationcoordinationmarket analysis