S&S Truck Parts
Dealer Business Development Manager
Schaumburg, Illinois, US
Role snapshot
S&S Truck Parts is hiring a Dealer Business Development Manager on a full-time basis. This is a hybrid role based in Schaumburg, Illinois, US.
- Company
- S&S Truck Parts
- Location
- Schaumburg, Illinois, US
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what S&S Truck Parts publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
S&S TRUCK PARTS | HEAVY DUTY SALES
Dealer Business Development Manager
- Individual Contributor
- Reports to Senior Director, New Business Development
- Hybrid - Tu-Th in Schaumburg
Company Overview:
S&S Truck Parts is a 70-year-old company which sells class 6, 7, and 8 truck parts through a network of strategic distributors. S&S Truck Parts is owned by Investcorp, a private equity growth firm, and is run by the family which started the business; with the focus on continuing the unprecedented growth achieved over the past 6 years.
Role Purpose:
This is a newly created role due to growth and designed to help accelerate acquisition of new Class 8 OEM dealer groups by expanding qualified executive-level access, increasing the number of opportunities reaching the closing stage, and developing a second capable new-business closer. Target channels include Kenworth, Peterbilt, Freightliner, Western Star, International, Mack and Volvo.
Core Responsibilities:
- Build and prioritize a named target universe of dealer groups and rooftops; research ownership, executives, current programs and account potential.
- Prospect through phone, email, referrals, industry networks and other channels; secure and confirm qualified meetings with decision makers.
- Own early-stage pipeline hygiene: verified contacts, documented next steps, opportunity values, stage aging and consistent CRM updates.
- Prepare account briefs, participate in executive presentations, assist with proposals and commercial negotiations, and progressively lead selected opportunities under the Senior Director’s coaching.
- Coordinate post-meeting follow-up and ensure an accountable handoff to Manny / the SAM for onboarding, launch and growth after commitment.
- Capture competitive intelligence, improve outreach messaging and identify bottlenecks in meeting-to-commitment and commitment-to-launch conversion.
Experience and Qualifications:
- 4-5+ years in business development, commercial sales or account development; heavy-duty aftermarket, commercial vehicle, OEM or dealer-channel experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to gain access to dealer principals, C-suite leaders and senior parts / fixed-operations executives.
- Strong outbound prospecting, executive communication, account research, CRM discipline and follow-through.
- Commercial aptitude to learn private-label economics, build proposals and grow into independent executive-level selling.
Compensation:
Base salary: $85,000–$95,000 annually plus uncapped commission