Manager, Sales and New Business Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Drive the attainment of regional sales goals and business growth targets across designated accounts.

• Build and enhance long-term customer partnerships by identifying their needs and providing value-driven solutions.

• Generate and convert new business prospects while sustaining a robust sales pipeline.

• Serve as the main commercial point of contact for customers regarding orders, pricing, sample requests, and other commercial inquiries.

• Keep track of market trends, competitive activities, and customer developments, transforming insights into business opportunities.

• Provide precise sales forecasting and demand planning to bolster business performance.

• Collaborate with customer service, sales support, marketing, product management, and other commercial teams to ensure customer success.

• Advocate for market expansion initiatives and contribute customer and market insights to aid in portfolio innovation and development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, Economics, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in sales and business development (generally 5-10 years).

• Proficiency in both written and spoken German and English communication skills.

• Strong abilities in relationship-building, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.

• Demonstrated capacity to identify customer needs and convert them into commercially viable solutions.

• Familiarity with forecasting, opportunity pipeline management, and CRM systems.

• Self-driven, results-oriented professional with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Remote work flexibility available for those based in Germany or a neighboring country.