Business Development Manager - Lely Owned Lely Centers
Lely
Sales & Business Development
Maassluis, Netherlands
Posted on Oct 17, 2025
As a Business Development Manager for the Lely Owned Lely Centers (LOLCs), you play an important role in driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and sustainable profitability across all centers. You support the management teams in achieving their goals by providing expert guidance, initiating improvement projects, and ensuring alignment with Lely’s broader strategy. By combining strong project management skills with change management expertise, you help LOLCs grow, adapt, and deliver sustainable results.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Leading operational excellence initiatives in logistics, inventory management, IT systems, and business processes to enhance efficiency and performance.
- Developing 5-year strategic roadmaps aligned with Lely’s Distribution Channel Development strategy and supporting implementation to ensure future-proof development.
- Lead the preparation and execution of mergers, acquisitions, and divestments of LOLCs. This includes due diligence, integration, and post-sale transformation.
- Advising LOLC leadership through data-driven insights, performance diagnosis, and ROI-based project implementation.
- Coordinating area development initiatives such as territory optimization or center restructuring.
- Providing temporary operational management support when required to ensure business continuity.