Business Development Manager; Central Region

business development manager (central region)

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posted tuesday, august 18, 2026 at 5:00 am

company information

headquartered in st. Augustine, fl, with offices and manufacturing facilities all around the globe, amphenol cit is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of high-performance wire, cable, and medical devices. We provide complete interconnect solutions to industries like aerospace, military & defense electronics, space, medical, test & measurement, and industrial.

our talented team of employees worldwide helps bring movies to your seat on airplanes, deliver mission-critical information from drones to the command office, transfer heart rhythm to paper, route communications from space, connect power to downhill oil drills, and get planes back in the air faster. At amphenol cit, we make the amazing possible.

summary

the business development manager (bdm) is responsible for aggressively pursuing new business within all targeted aerospace, defense and space accounts within their assigned region. The bdm will manage a small number of existing accounts, but will be primarily tasked with developing new business for amphenol cit (acit). The bdm will draw from significant experience selling wire, cable and interconnect components, assemblies and solutions within these segments to accelerate acit’s growth.

The bdm will also build expertise in other amphenol businesses and products in order to collaborate and target joint opportunities.

the bdm will be highly motivated and energetic, self-starter, and have a passion for winning new business and delivering innovative solutions to customers. The bdm will relish green-field selling, will be self-driven and will be able operate autonomously while embracing teamwork with internal partners and stakeholders to drive business growth. The central us region covers the midwest and plains states (ks, nb, mi, wi, il, in, oh, mo, etc.)

essential job functions

• develops new business within assigned market segments and region, as aligned with company growth and profitability strategy. Proactively pursues new opportunities, removes obstacles, and helps to drive projects forward.
• develops high value relationships at all levels within new and existing accounts, establishing personal trust and credibility, and linking those customer relationships back to internal peers.
• collaborates with amphenol’s military and aerospace operations sales organization for opportunity identification and development in regional accounts.
• collaborates with product management and engineering on new product development opportunities and priorities to address market needs.
• establishes broad recognition of acit as a technology partner of choice within new accounts.
• develops and executes strategies to close sales funnel opportunities resulting in new business.
• gains an understanding of the broader market ecosystem and dynamics to help justify investment in new technologies, route to market, marketing investments, and other commercial needs to succeed.
• facilitates product roadmap development within growth accounts, working to match internal product management and engineering resources with corresponding resources at the account.
• follows up with customers to ensure acit is meeting or exceeding service level expectations.
• represents acit at trade shows and other industry events. Supports the design and planning of acit’s presentation and materials.
• maintains up to date knowledge of the industry.
• lead internal training and advocacy of market updates.
• other duties may be assigned.

supervisor responsibilities

this job has no direct supervisory responsibilities .

qualifications

to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty…