**Business Development Manager**
Can you bring a proactive eye to our Traka team?
Join our team in San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy, and enjoy a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.
**What you would do as our Business Development Manager**
We want someone who could be responsible for building and managing the Italian market through direct project specification sales.
Additionally, Business Development Manager (Italy) will develop business through a network of System Integrators, ASSA ABLOY sister companies and close cooperation with local resellers.
The position utilizes a multi-faceted approach to drive and influence emerging business opportunities with end-users, specifiers, consultants, resellers, and partners.
You would also:
- Identify and develop new business opportunities by getting Traka specified on projects, either direct of through specifiers and consultants.
- Engage with regional ASSA ABLOY sister companies to develop networks and to gain leads and project opportunities.
- Develop and manage reseller and channel partner sales opportunities for the Italian market.
Drive end user engagement and knowledge of all Traka solutions in Italy.
- Achieve annual sales growth in line with the Traka (South East Europe) strategic plan.
Define, implement and deliver the strategic action plan for Italian market.
- Any other duties required to assist in supporting the achievement of the Company objectives.
**The skills and experience you need**
We are looking for someone who:
- Either bachelor's degree, Master's degree or equivalent work experience (business / engineering)
- Regional knowledge of the security market including major commercial and industrial corporations, government, critical infrastructure vertical markets.
- Good level of Italian and English language, both spoken and written.
- Availability to travel.
This is a remote field role that will involve frequent travel throughout Italy.
**What we offer**
We're passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us - here's what we have to offer:
- Learning and career development opportunities, whether it's online learning, management training or enhancing your skills.
- A competitive salary and incentive schemes.
- Variety of benefits
Let's create a safer and more open world - together!
**We are the ASSA ABLOY Group**
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions.
In return, we open doors for them wherever they go.
With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world.
Our innovations make all sorts of spaces - physical and virtual - safer, more secure, and easier to access.
As an employer, we value results - not titles, or backgrounds.
We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions - supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities.
Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.