Business Development Executive (Remote)

CRE Marine, part of the Trexon family, specializes in manufacturing custom cables, harnesses, electro-mechanical assemblies, and industrial panels for the marine and subsea industries. As a trusted turn-key supplier, we enable sophisticated designs that perform in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

We provide a comprehensive suite of services, including design consultation, component selection, manufacturing, documentation, and testing of a wide range of custom interconnect solutions. Our key differentiator in this competitive market is our unparalleled engineering support. With years of technical expertise and a passion for precision, we help our customers “get it right the first time.”

Why CRE Marine?

In today’s demanding market, customers expect exceptional quality, 100% on-time delivery, flexible inventory solutions, continuous improvement, and competitive pricing. CRE Marine has consistently exceeded these expectations. What sets us apart is our ability to combine world-class manufacturing capabilities with tailored engineering support, ensuring we deliver innovative solutions that meet the unique challenges of our clients.

Position Summary

CRE Marine is seeking a Business Development Executive to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will drive business growth across the marine and subsea sectors within South East Asia. Your primary focus will be on engaging customers in marine, oil & gas, renewable and defence markets.

Key responsibilities include all aspects of business development, from cultivating new revenue opportunities with existing clients to securing new accounts. The ideal candidate will bring 5 years of proven success in selling electrical components, systems, or assemblies to diverse industries such as marine and energy.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Associates Degree or higher.

Experience: 5+ years outside sales experience, preferably in an industrial setting.

Knowledge: Working knowledge of sales and building customer relationships in the areas of but not limited to Marine, Oil & Gas and Renewable.

Skills:

• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales objectives.
• Strong communication, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to sell value (total cost of ownership) vs price.
• Ability to quickly develop an understanding of the group products and capabilities.
• Target driven and results-focused.
• Growth mindset and self-starter.
• Relevant business development experience, and a strong background within the industry.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Business Development to define, implement and maintain a business development strategy for CRE Marine within South East Asia.
• Identify and deliver a sales pipeline to meet the business growth targets within the marine, energy and defence markets.
• Maintain and grow existing client relationships.
• Promote and expand CRE product portfolio within geographical market area, driving revenue growth in emerging or underpenetrated market segments, application areas, channel partnerships, or geographies.
• Interface and manage the sales pipeline from enquiry through to purchase order placement.
• Monitor and progress enquiry/sales order activities to collate data.
• Provide marketing support and assist with business forecasting.
• Identification of immediate, medium and long term opportunities both within existing accounts and new business.
• Proactively network both on and offline to generate new business.
• Attend, manage and lead trade shows.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships.
• Generate new clients and leads.
• Interface with UK headquarters sales team, and follow up on any potential leads.
• Presentation and demonstration of the company’s products and services including technical and support services to potential clients.
• Understand the market and any gaps between our client’s needs and our competitors’ products providing solutions.
• Win and close sales opportunities.
• Liaise with the wider business including HQ engineering team to provide customers with accurate information and quotations appropriate to their applications.
• Input customer information from calls, visits, e-mails etc, onto company databases in a timely manner.
• Construct customer visit reports and provide monthly updates.
• Assist with training and job or product awareness for other staff within the company.
• Any other appropriate tasks that may be required to support the wider business.
• Ability to travel 50-60% of time.

Other responsibilities, initiatives and ad-hoc projects as required.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel 50-60% of the time.