The Team

At BYD Benelux, you'll find a passionate team of young and seasoned professionals, driven by innovation and a comprehensive understanding of the automotive landscape in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. We embrace the diverse challenges of being a new entrant brand and are committed to our long-term success by delivering top-tier BEV/PHEV products and services to our local customers.

Our forward thinking approach and unwavering dedication to collaboration with our valued partners form the foundation of our long term success. We are agile, responsive to industry trends, and always strive to set new benchmarks in quality and innovation. United by a shared vision of excellence, the BYD Benelux team is focused on creating a sustainable and customer-centric future in the automotive world.

Your Role

As the Regional Sales Manager Benelux, you will be critical in ensuring that our BYD dealer networks are fully skilled and equipped to deliver consistently outstanding and maximizing sales performance.

You will define and monitor Funnel Management KPIs that will ensure that our dealer-based sales teams have the necessary means they will need to deliver excellence at every stage of our customer journey for passenger cars: from initial lead inquiry through to sales and eventually vehicle delivery and customer loyalty retention.

Based on analysis and improvement plans, you will be expected to permanently monitor (changes in) market conditions and act according to our dealer network and our internal management.

In addition to the above, you will also work closely with the network and sales activation team for Benelux. This particular requires permanent attention for network improvement opportunities to boost sales volume further.

You will be a member of the Benelux Team, and report directly to the Commercial Director Benelux.

Location: Hoofddorp, the Netherlands

Your Tasks

Define and present annual targets to regional distributors/dealers and drive volume based on these targets.

• Define and monitor Funnel Management KPIs for the dealer network, creating actionable improvement plans.
• Identify and address deficiencies in dealer inventory, placing orders for sales and stock volume, including demo cars.
• Monitor periodic dealer reports, provide progress updates, and advise on improvements to management.
• Collaborate with the local Finance Partner Team to define and follow up on preferred financial solutions, building action plans based on feedback.
• Execute annual, quarterly, and monthly activation and launch plans with the marketing and sales activation team.
• Supervise dealer financial statements, including margin, return on sales, and overall profitability.

Provide market sales insights and competitor benchmarking, and support product launch plans and range expansion for the Benelux market.

Key Objectives

• Deliver daily sales reports and periodical market analysis reports to management.

• Diagnosing commercial and funnel management metrics at the regional or dealership level, providing solutions and actions for improvement.

• Develop and implement effective financial retail solutions.

• Maintain smooth and effective communications with dealership partners and support the growth of sales volume and market share.

You have

• Master’s degree in business administration, Marketing or related education.

• Minimal 8 years of working experience as Sales Manager or Retail Manager in the Automotive industry

• A customer-centric mindset connected with our mission and a more sustainable future.

• Excellent English, Dutch, or French language capabilities.

• In-depth knowledge and passion about the European automotive industry's brands, products, and technologies.

• Self-motivated with excellent teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to prioritize and work proactively with efficient time management skills.

• Ability to work in a rapidly developing, dynamic environment and partner effectively with cross-border/cultural teams.

• Willingness to travel frequently in the Benelux market, maintaining close connections with partners and HQ.

About BYD Group

Established in November 1994, BYD Group is a leading multi-sector high-tech company focused on innovation and development in automobiles, rail transit, renewable energy, and electronics.

Committed to fulfilling a better life through technological innovations, BYD Group leverages a robust network of over 40 subsidiaries, with over 900,000 employees of nearly 110,000 engineers worldwide in over 400 cities of 79 countries, actively driving the implementation of comprehensive zero-emission and emission reduction solutions. In 2024, BYD Auto delivered 4.27 million NEV (BEV+PHEV) globally, maintaining its position as the world leader in NEV sales.

BYD Group upholds the values of innovation, pragmatism, passion, and competition, dedicating itself to technological empowerment throughout the entire process of renewable energy acquisition, storage, and application, contributing to the goal of sustainable future development for all humanity.