Description
AppleOne is proud to present:
Business Development Manager – Automotive
Bilingual in English and Mandarin required
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: On-site 91766 Pomona/Clairemont Area
Willingness to travel: 25% to 40%
Supplemental Pay:
Direct Hire 90,000K – 120,000K + Bonus opportunities
Client is in one of the manufacturers of cooling fans, cooling modules, heat sinks, and a key provider of total thermal solution products.
Business Development Manager – Automotive
Job Description
Based in La Verne, you’ll win thermal design-ins with OEMs and Tier-1s. You’ll build programs across EV battery, power electronics, ADAS/compute, lighting, and charging. Meet customers in plants and labs, turn needs into crisp proposals, and guide projects to SOP. Sell our solutions, fans, integrated modules, and system-level cooling while working closely with our R&D and manufacturing teams in Asia. Own the relationship, the forecast, and the follow-through. If you like hands-on selling and clear ownership, you’ll like this role. Automotive sales experience in EV/ADAS/power electronics is a must.
Responsibilities
Bilingual in English and Mandarin required.
Prospect and qualify new opportunities with OEMs, Tier-1s, and EV ecosystem partners.
Meet customers on-site (plants, labs, HQs) to present, gather requirements, and align next steps.
Build long-term relationships via calls, email, referrals, networking, and key industry events.
Turn requirements into proposals, quotes, and sample/evaluation plans; manage RFIs/RFQs.
Drive design-ins from concept to launch; support DV/PV, validation/qualification, and PPAP as required.
Coordinate daily with Operations/Manufacturing in Asia on builds, schedules, and escalations.
Track POs, shipments, and issues; resolve problems quickly with internal teams.
Keep CRM current; deliver pipeline, forecast, and account status reports on schedule.
Follow up after delivery to confirm performance and customer satisfaction; close action items.
Provide first-line technical/commercial support; route deeper topics to engineering/FAE when needed.
Monitor customer roadmaps, competitors, and market trends; adjust targeting and messaging.
Feed product and pricing input to shape the roadmap and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for customers.
Stay current on EV thermal topics: battery packs, inverters, e-axles, ADAS/compute, and charging.
Build and execute a Detroit/Great Lakes territory plan; develop referral networks and channel partners.
Experience:
5+ years in automotive B2B sales/BD with OEMs and Tier-1s (EV/thermal, power electronics, or ADAS/compute).
Detroit metro–based with regular customer visits (plants, labs, HQs) and ~25–40% travel.
Current working relationships with engineering, program management, and sourcing at OEMs/Tier-1s.
Hands-on with the auto development cycle: RFQ/RFI, sourcing gates, DV/PV, PPAP/APQP, change control, and SOP.
Strong pipeline discipline: CRM hygiene, forecasting, follow-through, and on-time reporting.
Comfortable working across time zones with Asia (early/late calls as needed).
Bachelor’s in ME/EE/IE or Business with strong technical aptitude (or equivalent experience).
Preferred Experience:
Design-in wins for fans, heat sinks, cooling modules, or system/rack thermal solutions—or for power electronics cooling (inverters, OBC, e-axle, battery pack).
Familiar with IATF 16949/ISO 9001, DFMEA/PFMEA, control plans, and customer supplier p
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