Key Account Manager - Benelux
The Team
At BYD Benelux, you'll find a passionate team of young and seasoned professionals, driven by innovationand 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 Key Account Manager in the BeNeLux region, you will play a critical role in strengthening our collaboration with the dealer network, the local fleet team, and international customers within the region with the goal of increasing opportunities for BYD and maximizing sales in the fleet channel.
In this context, you will develop and execute a business market development plan that aligns with BYD's ambitions in consultation with the local fleet teams. This includes establishing budgets, initiating sales promotion activities, managing international agreements, and initiating customer progress meetings.
You will also play a crucial role in further developing our collaboration with White Label partners. This involves setting up campaigns, determining budgets, monitoring residual value development, and conducting analyses.
You will be expected to permanently monitor (changes in) market conditions and act accordingly to our internal management based on analysis and improvement plans.
In addition to the above, you will also work closely with the Sales Managers. You will be a member of the Benelux market team and report directly to the Commercial Director.
Your Tasks
- Maintains, supports, and strengthens the relationship with the local fleet teams.
- Maintains and develops relationships with the White Label partner and other lease companies.
- Proactively identifies and responds to opportunities in the fleet market.
- Implement international agreements and proactively follow up on actions.
- Creates quotation proposals, calculates margins, and applies for the budget.
- Develop sales activities and incentives.
- Keeps related administration up to date, including contracts and communication with the dealer network.
- Conducts a monthly benchmark analysis based on the key elements.
- Carry out annual, quarterly, and monthly activation and launching plans developed with the
Marketing, sales activation and sales managers team.
Key Objectives
- Increase order intake in various fleet channels.
- Create strong visibility with corporate customers and leasing companies.
- Enhance efficiency between the local fleet teams and the BeNeLux market team.
- Create strong residual value through a consistent approach.
- Create clear reports and ensure proper safeguarding of commercial agreements.
You have
Education:
- A relevant education at Higher Vocational (Bachelor) level, such as commercial/business economics
Additional Required Education:
- VNA Leasing or one solid knowledge of leasing
Experience:
- Minimum 4 years experience and proven results in a commercial role in the automotive sector preferably at a leasing company or OEM.
Skills:
- Knowledge and experience with MS Office
- Good negotiation technique in automotive
- Good insight in figures and works in an organized way with a clear plan. Can prioritize well
- English: professional, spoken and written
- Able to work independently
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.
We offer:
- Performance and experience-based competitive remuneration, pension plan.
- 25 holidays + option to purchase 5 extra holidays.
- Commuting allowance.
- Department & company-wide teambuilding events.
- An exciting opportunity to lead the European transition to Zero Emissions transportation and de-carbonization of the economy.
Our Purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature and a World of clean air. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team 🌏
- Department
- Key Accounts
- Role
- Key Account Manager
- Locations
- Hoofddorp
Hoofddorp
About BYD Europe
As the first overseas subsidiary of BYD group, our main focus is to provide European customers with new energy vehicles, rechargeable batteries, solar panels, energy storage systems and other new energy products, as well as related after-sales services.
Key Account Manager - Benelux
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