Sales and Marketing Director

Ground eMobility

Magnax, founded in Belgium in 2015, is an internationally active technology start-up. We design, develop and manufacture a new generation of electric motor technology for electric vehicles. Our axial flux motor technology significantly reduces overall vehicle weight and increases the range of the vehicle. For the ground eMobility markets (automotive, off-highway and commercial vehicles), we are looking for a Sales & Marketing Director, to be based in Belgium.

Your responsibilities

Build the sales and marketing team to support the product launch plan and future sales & marketing initiatives.

Provide leadership and management to coordinate commercial efforts:

- Develop and implement the sales- and marketing strategy.

- Set clear strategic sales- and marketing objectives and key results.

- Develop and manage the sales- and marketing processes.

- Manage the sales and marketing budget.

- Develop the sales pipeline reporting system.

Engage in direct sales efforts and pipeline management:

- You qualify potential business opportunities and balance these with internal R&D priorities and in close collaboration with the VP of New Business Development.

- Manage the pricing strategy and the RFI/RFQ quoting process.

- You drive the communication with the future customers, coordinate their needs and arrange the necessary internal and external debriefs. In this process you coordinate with our technical staff to meet customer needs.

- Develop sales channels, manage the commercial activities with our manufacturing partner and drive international sales efforts for the ground e-Mobility product portfolio.

Who are we looking for?

- Master’s degree in technical direction with several years of sales and marketing experience.

- Proven managerial experience >5 year in an international and technical B2B environment.

- Preferably experience with the automotive industry (OEM, Tier2 or Tier1).

- High interest in the fast-changing EV market, trends and opportunities.

- You are a team player and comfortable around all levels in an organization.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

- Strong analytical, negotiation, persuasion and closing skills.

- Proficient in MS Office & CRM software.

- You report directly to the CEO.

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• DISCLAIMER - WAARSCHUWING
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• Deze vacature is gericht aan mogelijke kandidaten voor de beschreven functie, en is geen uitnodiging aan werving en selectiekantoren of andere gelijkaardige dienstverleners. Als je een werving en selectie bureau, interimkantoor of andere tussenpersoon of dienstverlener bent, en toch een kandidaat of profiel voorstelt, dan ga je akkoord met de voorwaarden van Magnax hieronder vermeld, en aanvaard je expliciet en zonder enig voorbehoud dat jouw voorwaarden niet van toepassing zijn. Als je hiermee niet akkoord bent, word je verzocht geen profielen/kandidaten door te sturen. Door het doorsturen van een profiel/kandidaat word je geacht onze voorwaarden te hebben aanvaard. 
  
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• Indien binnen een periode van 12 maanden nadat een kandidaat is voorgesteld, deze kandidaat door Magnax wordt aangeworven, doch enkel in zoverre deze kandidaat niet eerder rechtstreeks Magnax heeft gecontacteerd of vice versa of via een andere derde is voorgesteld, zal Magnax als volgt een forfaitair bedrag voor slot van alle rekening betalen:Bij de indiensttreding van of begin van de dienstverlening door de voorgestelde kandidaat, mag 2.500 euro worden gefactureerd. Nadat de voorgestelde kandidaat zes maanden in dienst is bij Magnax of anderszins prestaties levert aan Magnax, mag een tweede schijf van 2.500 euro worden gefactureerd. De facturen zijn betaalbaar 30 dagen na factuurdatum. De voormelde bedragen zijn exclusief BTW. 
  
  
• DISCLAIMER
• This vacancy is addressed to potential candidates for the described position, and is by no means an invitation to recruitment agencies or other similar service providers. If you are a search- and selection agency, interim office or other third party service provider, and nevertheless decide to introduce a candidate or profile to us, you agree with the Magnax terms and conditions set forth hereinafter, and you explicitly agree without any reservation whatsoever that your terms and conditions will not govern our relationship. If you disagree, please do not send us any profiles or candidates. Introducing a candidate will be deemed acceptance of our terms and conditions.
  
  
• Magnax terms and conditions for search and selection
• If within a period of twelve months after a candidate has been introduced, this candidate is being hired by Magnax, but only insofar this candidate has not before applied with or been solicited  by Magnax, or been introduced by another third party, Magnax will pay the following fixed fee for full and final settlement: At the start of the employment or the providing of services by the introduced candidate, 2.500 euro may be invoiced. After six months of employment or services by the introduced candidate, a second instalment of 2.500 euro may be invoiced. The invoices are payable 30 days after the invoice date. Amounts are excluding VAT.