Sales/Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager – IT Services – Automotive & Manufacturing (Hunter Role)

📍 Preferred Location: Michigan (Local candidates highly preferred)

📍 Secondary Locations: Illinois or Texas

🛑 Experience: Maximum 15 years overall

Mandatory – Prior Experience with an IT Services Organization

About the Opportunity

Our client is a leading global provider of IT services and solutions with a strong presence across North America, Europe, and Asia. With deep expertise in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, they deliver end-to-end IT solutions — including application development & modernization, cloud services, data & analytics, enterprise applications, and infrastructure management — that help clients accelerate innovation, optimize operations, and drive competitive advantage.

We are seeking a high-energy Hunter to drive new logo acquisition in the automotive industry, with additional focus on manufacturing. This is a role for someone who thrives on building new client relationships, identifying opportunities, and closing complex IT services deals.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and secure new business opportunities in the automotive and manufacturing sectors.
• Sell a portfolio of IT services and solutions including application services, cloud & infrastructure, data analytics, and enterprise solutions.
• Develop and execute account and territory plans to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with C-suite and senior technology decision-makers.

• Collaborate with internal delivery and pre-sales teams to design tailored, value-driven IT solutions.
• Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to refine go-to-market strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 7-10 years overall, with significant exposure to the automotive industry.
• Proven success in pure hunting IT services sales, consistently meeting or exceeding revenue goals.
• Strong network and relationships within the automotive sector; manufacturing connections a plus.
• Ability to lead complex IT solution sales cycles from prospecting to closure.
• Exceptional consultative selling, negotiation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Local to Michigan with established automotive industry relationships.
• Experience selling IT services in enterprise environments.
• Self-starter mindset with resilience, drive, and adaptability

Why Join?

• Work with a globally recognized IT services leader with deep automotive industry expertise.
• Competitive base salary plus uncapped commissions.
• Opportunity to shape growth in high-impact, high-visibility markets.

📩 If you’re a proven IT services sales hunter with strong automotive and manufacturing industry connections, we want to hear from you!

Drop your CV at Job@curiohire.com