Reporting to the Vice-President and Chief Business Development Officer, the NA—Feedstock Director will be the internal and external reference for all subjects related to feedstock strategies. This will be a strategic role managing the North American territory and requires someone highly motivated to build and engage people with their leadership.
Main Responsibilities
External mandates:
- Develop, grow, and maintain feedstock procurement relationships with a complex and sophisticated set of customers in North America;
- Create and implement strategies to increase Lithion feedstock (sales/manufacturing off specs and battery) purchasing into different countries;
- Develop and maintain relationships with the key actors in the battery market;
- Write strategic purchasing plans, including team goals and KPIs that will help increase Lithion feedstock intake (OEM, aftermarket, car dealers, etc.);
- Act as a Lithion’s ambassador by participating in tradeshows and conferences across North America;
- Build the decision-making process regarding the choice of strategic partners in taking into account certain factors (location, volume, etc.);
- Develop and monitor feedstock commercial activities that will be tracked and measured in the CRM and other business systems (ERP);
- Display a deep understanding of Lithion’s technologies and how our value proposition can meet our customer needs.
Internal mandates:
- Build and develop the feedstock business development team;
- Work closely with R&D and operations teams and develop business cases for new markets, products or custom products to support the feedstock increase;
- Lead the development of our feedstock pricing strategy with the collaboration of your internal partners;
- Provide operations with some feedstock forecast and produce analysis by type of products;
- Promote Lithion’s recycling services and brand in various markets by working closely with the marketing team.
Qualifications and Experience
- Solid experience in the battery/feedstock and recycling ecosystems;
- Experience in team development and management;
- Experience collaborating directly with finance, R&D, operations and other cross-functional teams;
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning;
- Analytics and reporting expertise;
- Good level of understanding of the battery and EV ecosystem and ability to position Lithion as a current and future key partner;
- Ability to travel internationally.
Exceptional Benefits Await You
- Get a competitive salary and annual bonuses; we work and win as a team.
- What? Year-round summer hours? Yes, Lithion lets you finish Fridays starting at 12:30 PM.
- Take a vacation from day one.
- Spend the holidays with your family! Paid time off.
- Get a comprehensive group insurance plan along with an employee assistance program.
- Benefits from a competitive retirement plan with Lithion’s matching contribution.
- We care about your well-being; wellness management account to care for yourself.
- We make things easy; get access to a referral program from day one.
- Get access to ongoing training.
- And, of course, work in a dynamic environment where fun and laughter are part of everyday life!
Position: Permanent, full time
Workplace: Based in Canada or the United States—100% remote