BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT MANAGER

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Account Management

• Serve as the single point of contact for company’s sourcing, commodity management, and engineering teams across designated regions.

• Develop and execute a Joint Business Plan (JBP) with key customer to increase share of wallet in precision metal stamping, insert molding, and CNC machined components.

• Monitor key customer’s product roadmaps and RFQ pipelines; proactively position 3G’s technical capabilities.

2. Business Development & Revenue Growth

• Identify new project opportunities within key customer’s existing and next-generation interconnect products (e.g., high-speed connectors, automotive, data center solutions).

• Lead commercial negotiations including pricing, long-term agreements (LTAs), VMI terms, and tooling cost amortization.

• Achieve quarterly and annual sales targets (revenue, margin, and new program wins).

3. Cross-functional Coordination

• Liaise between key customer’s engineering team and 3G’s internal production, QA, and tool room teams to ensure design-for-manufacturing (DFM) alignment.

• Manage the APQP/PPAP process for new precision components, ensuring zero-defect launches.

• Track KPIs: OTD (On-Time Delivery), PPM (defect rate), and cost-down initiatives.

4. Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Analyze key customer’s supplier scorecards and competitor activities (e.g., other precision engineering vendors).

• Provide monthly forecasts and risk assessments related to raw material prices, capacity constraints, and lead times.

5. Contract & Compliance Management

Negotiate frame contracts, confidentiality agreements, and supply agreements in compliance with key customer’s ethical sourcing and quality standards (ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949 if applicable).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience Requirement Detail

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Precision Engineering or Social Sciences or Business).

Experience

• 1-2 years in business development, key account management, or sales engineering within precision engineering, tooling, or high-volume manufacturing.

Specific exposure

• Must have prior experience dealing with key customers in the industry such as Molex, TE Connectivity, Amphenol, or similar tier-1 interconnect/electronics component manufacturers.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of precision machining (turning, milling, grinding), metal stamping (progressive dies), and injection molding (thermoplastics, overmolding).
• Familiarity with engineering drawings, GD&T, and measurement systems (CMM, vision systems).
• Understanding of supply chain requirements for automotive, medical, or data center end-markets (where key customer operates).

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Customer-centric mindset – Proven ability to build trust with engineering, procurement, and quality teams at key customers.
• Negotiation & commercial acumen – Skilled in long-term agreement structuring, pricing models, and cost reduction proposals.
• Problem-solving – Ability to lead root cause analysis and corrective action plans for quality or delivery issues.
• Communication – Fluent in English (written & spoken). Mandarin or other Asian languages are a plus given key customer’s global footprint.