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$250K - 500K a year
Develop and grow large automotive industry accounts through strategic sales and relationship management.
Minimum 7 years of direct B2B sales experience, proven success in large account sales, and experience selling marketing solutions or professional services to Fortune 1000 companies.
Do you live in the Detroit, MI area? Are you competitive, confident in your ability to sell, assertive, and dependable? Are you curious, have strong business acumen and have a passion for understanding how businesses work? Can you provoke constructive conversation with your customers? Do you work well in a dynamic team environment? Do you have experience selling to or working in the automotive industry? We are BI WORLDWIDE®. Inspiring people. Delivering results. We're the global leader in solutions that drive measurable results for our clients around the world by inspiring the people who impact their success. We help translate their strategic imperatives into actionable solutions that utilize the principles of behavioral economics to engage, motivate and inspire their employees, sales force, channel partners, and customers delivering measurable results on a local, national, and global level. We are seeking candidates to join our automotive account team based in the Detroit/Troy MI area. As a Business Development Director on this account team, you are responsible for working with the team to understand our customer's business, develop relationships and uncover business opportunities to which we can bring value. You need to be able to lead a team of internal partners to create and execute solutions that will help the customer achieve their business objectives. Qualifications • Must be currently located in the greater Detroit/Troy MI area. • Minimum seven years of direct B2B sales experience calling on Fortune 1000 companies • Clear history of new business development selling marketing solutions, or professional business services to the automotive industry • Demonstrable sales success through prospecting and growing revenue in large accounts • Large volume sales experience ($250k plus per sale) • Experience with broad range of sales cycles (three to six to twelve months) • History of career stability with a maximum of three employers in the last ten years • Compensation derived through highly leveraged commissions and bonuses • Four year college degree is preferred • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products is required; Proficiency with web, SaaS, and mobile applications a plus Compensation Opportunity Compensation is not capped and is based on your performance. We offer a base salary, plus commissions tied to revenue production, and a fiscal year bonus calculated based on your revenue productivity and profitability of that revenue. For your first two years, we also offer an opportunity to earn bonuses for achieving key performance indicators tied to sales activities. Additional Benefits Business Development Directors are automatically eligible for a full suite of performance management reward programs, including an annual President's Club travel award. Other benefits include car allowance, company laptop, mobile device reimbursement and full expense account for client entertainment. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
This job posting was last updated on 1/13/2026