Business Development Manager Italy

Your tasks To put our vision into reality, we are looking for a Business Development Manager in Italy to identify, contact and negotiate agreements in the automotive industry sector (B2B) with a specific focus on the Car Dealer vertical. The objective is to increase the visibility and penetration of CARFAX in the Italian market.

Your role:

• Identify potential partners and opportunities in the B2B business, secure meetings with them and introduce the CARFAX models, services & value propositions
• Support the growing demand from Car Dealers and cooperate closely with our central functions to drive growth in this segment
• Implement our wholesale-/ reseller strategy to assure convenient access to our core product, the Vehicle History Reports
• Negotiate contract terms that protect and grow the products, financial interests and resources of CARFAX
• Work closely with our Business Development teams in other European markets
• Represent CARFAX at various local conferences

Your profile

• 5+ years of relevant job experience in Sales/Business Development
• Experience working in an automotive related branch
• Product Management and high-level negotiating experience
• Output driven, results oriented and hands-on working style
• Strong communicator and proactive approach
• Excellent language skills in Italian and English
• Ability and desire to work in an international team
• Ability to travel as required by the position (up to 50%)

Why us?

• Work with a purpose and help creating a fair used car market for everyone
• A very pleasant atmosphere in an international team (27 nationalities) - we work together, we win together, no jerks allowed!
• We stand for diversity and inclusion in all its dimensions, we see it as a strength for our teams
• While having a beautiful office in the center of Munich, we offer flexible working options in the markets
• Great team events like our famous annual Hike Day and Christmas Party

Our benefits will promote your…

• Health: Financial support for sports and wellness activities | Free counselling at life and wellbeing challenges
• Work-life Balance: Flexible and family-friendly working hours | 30 days of annual holiday with additional days off for special occasions and volunteering | The possibility to work from abroad up to 2 months a year

… and many more!

How To Apply Are you ready to disrupt the way Italians buy and sell used cars?

If so, take a detour from the daily grind and apply today by sending a mail to [email protected], including your CV, salary requirement and earliest possible starting date! A cover letter is not required, but we are always happy about a few words telling us why our vacancy and company is interesting for you.

About Us CARFAX provides trusted information that helps millions of people to shop, buy, own and sell used cars with more confidence. Our flagship service is our Vehicle History Report, a curriculum vitae for used vehicles to solve the asymmetric information problem in the used car market. Our customers get access to an extensive multinational database consisting of +35 billion historical records related to over 1 billion cars in +20 countries across Europe and North America.

Today, we are a team of 100+ people in six European countries – while retaining a start-up feeling including flat hierarchies and flexible decision-making processes.