Chemicals & Materials Business Development Manager Jobs in DACH

Technical Sales Board currently lists 3 open positions for Business Development Manager professionals in Chemicals & Materials in DACH, posted by 2 employers. 0% of these roles are field-based with regular customer visits, 100% are hybrid, 0% on-site and 0% fully remote. 3 of these positions are hunter roles with a clear focus on winning new business.

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DACH covers Germany, Austria, and Switzerland – one search instead of 3 separate ones, which is how most sales territories are cut anyway.

Business development managers open what does not exist yet: new applications, new industries, new regions. It is hunting in its purest form.

Business development managers find revenue that does not exist yet: new industries for an existing product, new regions, new applications or partnerships. The role is analytical and entrepreneurial at once – market studies and target lists on one day, first meetings at management level on the next. Employers want hunters with a strategic head who can hand a developed market over to the regular sales team.

Chemicals, plastics and materials sales is application-driven: specialty chemicals, polymers, coatings, composites and metals are sold on formulation know-how, specifications and long-term supply agreements with processors and OEMs.

Chemicals, plastics and materials are sold on application know-how. Sales managers work with the customer’s development and production teams on formulations, trials and approvals, then secure volumes in supply agreements. Employers look for chemists, engineers or technicians with commercial drive, an understanding of raw-material markets and the patience for long qualification phases.

Few of these ads state a salary. Industrial employers often discuss pay in the first interview – our salary benchmarks show what to expect: More on median, range and source: what a Business Development Manager earns across Europe.

A company car is mentioned in 33% of the ads, variable pay in 0%.

Among the employers with the most open positions are SGL Carbon and Messer. 100% of the ads come from manufacturers, 0% from distributors and trading companies and 0% from service providers.

The languages employers ask for most are English and German. 100% of the positions are aimed at experienced professionals, 0% carry leadership responsibility and 0% are open to career starters. Travel is part of the job: 0% of the roles involve a high share of travel, 67% a moderate one.

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