Director of Sales and Business Development

🕒 April 3

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New Flyer

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded N/A

🚗 Transport

⚡ Energy

🔧 Hardware

Transport • Energy • Hardware

New Flyer is a leading company specializing in the manufacture of transit buses, including zero-emission battery-electric and fuel cell-electric models, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, and clean diesel buses. They offer advanced mobility solutions and infrastructure support for sustainable transportation projects. New Flyer is part of the NFI Group, which includes several brands focused on automotive and transit services. Their innovations include telematics technology and virtual tours of their cutting-edge bus models. With a strong commitment to environmental and social governance, New Flyer supports projects from initial design through implementation.

📋 Description

• Lead the Technical Sales team in securing new business, aligning customer requirements with final bid specifications, and strengthening cross-functional product and technical knowledge. • Build and maintain robust bid processes to increase accuracy, response speed, and win probability. • Develop and execute comprehensive training and development programs for technical sales and business development staff. • Oversee the creation of accurate pipeline analytics, bid reporting, solicitation tracking, and option‑conversion forecasting to identify opportunities to optimize production slots and support budget targets. • Forecast market sales and profitability and provide strategic insights that guide long‑term planning and resourcing decisions. • Direct competitive research and market landscape analysis to inform product direction, pricing strategy, and program development. • Monitor contract profitability, risk, and performance against customer expectations; proactively resolve customer concerns and support backlog health improvements. • Support regional sales teams and other functional teams in the development and execution of customer centric sales strategies. • Drive the creation of high-quality sales materials, toolkits, presentations, FAQs, and training resources. • Lead the design and execution of value-added programs that strengthen New Flyer’s competitive positioning and expand market share. • Collaborate with Marketing, Finance, Customer Care, Engineering, Supply Chain, NFI Parts and other business units to ensure alignment of business development strategies with organizational objectives. • Participate in New Product Development council initiatives and Change Control Boards as the primary “voice of the customer” for new product development. • Participate in industry associations and advocacy work as needed to advance NFI’s business objectives.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field • 5+ years of experience in contract development within a manufacturing or technical services environment • Strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to secure favourable outcomes • Excellent written communication and presentation abilities, including experience engaging C-suite executives • Solid understanding of basic accounting principles and financial statements • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Teamcenter, and Oracle • Demonstrated leadership capabilities with a strategic, results-oriented mindset

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility • Paid holidays and vacation • Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world • Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members. • On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we’ve invested 10.9 million in 2023) • Advancement opportunities within our family of companies