Regional Business Development Director - APAC

Regional Business Development Director - APAC

Overview

Role : Regional Business Development Director - APAC

Location : Anywhere in Asia

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Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering innovative cross-sector sustainable outcomes to support energy transition and scarce resources, environmental services together with safe and smart mobility. Our global team of consultants, environmental specialists, engineers and scientists support our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The Role

Automotive and Industrial is one of Ricardo Plc’s three operating business units and is a trusted global engineering services partner for clean and efficient integrated propulsion and energy systems. Our experience and history over more than 100 years at the forefront of transport & energy innovation enables us to deliver solutions to the most complex challenges, allowing our customers across all global transport & energy sectors to achieve a sustainable zero-carbon future.

An entrepreneurial and accountable business mindset, with a vision and intent for short / medium / long term business growth. Responsible for leading and managing the business development and sales team within APAC. A successful Regional Lead defines, implements, and drives a growth strategy in the region, and ultimately achieves the volume of pipeline that is required to sustainably deliver the Order Intake revenue targets in region. Working in accordance with Ricardo’s strategic plan, the Regional Lead execute and coordinate the business development plan for the APAC region. This role involves business acumen, strategic planning, stakeholder management, team leadership and mentorship, client relationship management and collaboration with the wider business. The Regional Lead work closely with the Growth Solution heads, as well as with the wider organisation (marketing, delivery, legal, finance) to best deliver their successful business development and sales plan. The Regional Lead has a strong understanding, experience, vision, and appetite to take ownership and accountability to deliver Order Intake through new and established client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direction through Senior Managers and Managers. Has accountability for the performance and results of a large, strategically important discipline in an extremely large market; and / or related disciplines or a medium-sized function in a large market or medium-sized division; and / or a medium-sized discipline or department in a major region. Adapts and executes functional or departmental business plans and contributes to the development of functional or departmental strategies. Decisions are guided by functional or major operational segment strategies and priorities.

• Ultimately owner of the regional order intake and accountable for delivering the volume of orders that is required by the business to ensure a successful P&L.
• Orchestrating and coordinating the Ricardo selling team in their region. This includes their direct reports of course, but also the Marketing and Growth Solutions teams, as well as relevant SMEs and stakeholders from the wider Ricardo business.
• Working with the SVP of Business Development & Sales, the Growth Solution Leaders and the Marketing team, to develop and then execute their strategic sales plans to achieve or exceed the pipeline and sales targets for their region.
• Leading, motivating, mentoring and growing the regional business development & sales team to maximise individual and collective performance, whilst also achieving personal quota.
• Working with the SVP of Business Development & Sales to set and monitor KPIs, provide the business with a robust OI forecast, manage lead qualification and pursuit process to help improve close rates, and drive order intake to meet and exceed order intake goals.
• Being the “voice of the customer” to help identify gaps between the regional market requirements and corporate capabilities and communicating those to Growth Solutions to enhance value propositions.
• Defining, quantifying and selling value (benefits) associated with Ricardo offerings in a way that effectively differentiates Ricardo from competitors in the region, and drives pipeline growth.
• Act and behave as an influential and knowledgeable regional expert, building and maintaining strong knowledge of the assigned region, and providing deep insights into the present and future of the regional market and the targeted / key clients and prospects within it; regularly disseminating such information (via territory plans and similar) to the wider Ricardo organisation; converting intelligence into market / client strategy and tactics.
• Representing the Company at relevant industry trade shows, seminars and associations to promote Ricardo and establish credibility as an industry / market leader.
• Providing proactive, appropriate and timely support to marketing for creation of value selling and competitive differentiation, competitor intelligence, market intelligence, network information, promotional material creation, presentations, special events, advertising, and PR campaigns.
• Supporting a timely and accurate generation of reports as appropriate and requested, ensuring CRM tool is updated and reflects pipeline, and understanding the importance of it for the success of the wider business.
• Very mobile and willingness to travel as needed, to best support the regional ambitions and plan for growth.
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with company standards, audit requirements, company policy and procedures for self and own team (including quality, health and safety, security, IT and information security).

Experience

Essential

Preferred

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place. We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We\'re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\'s potential, and we\'ll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach. We value diversity; recognizing that a more diverse workforce creates a richer environment. We are a recognised 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Timing can vary depending on volume of applications; we may start reviewing before the closing date.

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