Business Development Manager

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Business Development Manager expanding BIOWEG’s sustainable bio-based materials across priority markets. Winning customers, managing distributors and building scalable commercial processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and execute commercial plans for assigned markets, segments and applications
  • Prospect actively, qualify opportunities, develop a robust pipeline and convert leads into customer projects and revenue
  • Own a portfolio of direct customers and strategic accounts
  • Manage senior stakeholder relationships, commercial negotiations and growth plans
  • Develop existing distributors and onboard new partners where relevant
  • Monitor distributor performance and pipeline activity
  • Coordinate with technical, quality, supply chain, regulatory and marketing colleagues
  • Maintain accurate CRM data and reliable forecasts
  • Provide weekly pipeline visibility and prepare concise monthly commercial updates for the Head of Sales
  • Help build scalable sales processes, tools and ways of working during BIOWEG's industrialization phase

Requirements:

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in B2B sales, business development, key account management or a comparable commercial role
  • Experience ideally in specialty ingredients, chemicals, biotechnology or another technical B2B environment
  • Demonstrable ability to win new business and develop durable customer and distributor relationships
  • Experience managing complex sales cycles, multiple stakeholders and international commercial relationships
  • Flexible, hands-on working style across strategic planning, customer conversations, CRM, market research, internal coordination and operational follow-through
  • Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills
  • Confidence engaging with technical and business stakeholders
  • Self-directed and resilient personality with ownership and ability to create structure
  • Proficiency with CRM tools, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong market networks in Cosmetics, Agriculture, Personal Care, Home Care or related industries are a significant advantage
  • Fluent English required
  • German and/or French and/or Italian strongly preferred; additional languages are a plus

Benefits:

  • Diverse and ambitious team
  • Opportunity to have a direct impact on how sustainable materials reach the market
  • Close collaboration with products, customers and business-shaping decisions
  • Opportunity to contribute to sustainable impact and green innovation