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About Machinery Business Development Manager Jobs in DACH

The market at a glance

Technical Sales Board currently lists 1 open position for Business Development Manager professionals in Machinery in DACH, posted by 1 employer. 0% of these roles are field-based with regular customer visits, 100% are hybrid, 0% on-site and 0% fully remote.

Technical Sales Board lists technical and industrial sales jobs only – no retail, no call centre, no software subscriptions. Every ad is classified by role, industry, country and city, by sales style from hunter to key account, by territory, travel share and required languages, and ads that have expired disappear the same day. What you see here is what is open right now.

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

What employers expect from a Business Development Manager

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.

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Selling in Machinery

Machinery and plant engineering is the home of capital equipment sales: machine tools, packaging and process lines, special-purpose machines. Sales cycles are long, deals are large and technical credibility decides.

Buyers of machines and plants decide in committees: production, engineering, purchasing and management all have a say, and a project can take a year from first contact to order. Sales people in this industry manage tenders and specifications, reference visits and factory acceptance tests. Typical employers are mid-sized, family-owned manufacturers with a strong export share – which is why language skills and willingness to travel appear in most ads.

Salary and compensation

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.

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What the ads ask for

The languages employers ask for most are English. 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: 100% of the roles involve a high share of travel, 0% a moderate one.

Use the filters to narrow the list by country and city, job nature, salary, required languages, sales territory and travel share – every combination has its own page you can bookmark or share.

Your next step

Every job on this page links to the full ad with tasks, requirements and the way to apply. If you would rather be found than search, create an anonymous profile in our talent pool – employers then approach you. Two guides help with the preparation: Best Recruitment Agencies in Europe for Sales Roles (2026) and Best Industrial Sales Recruitment Agencies in Europe (2026). And if you want a recruiter to look at your CV and negotiation strategy before you apply, book a coaching session.

Frequently asked questions

How many Machinery Business Development Manager Jobs in DACH are open right now?

There is 1 open position at 1 employer. The newest job was posted yesterday; the list is updated around the clock and closed positions are removed immediately.

Are there remote or home-office based positions?

Yes. No positions are fully remote, 0 are field-based from a home office with regular customer visits and 1 are hybrid. Use the job nature filter to see only those.

Which countries does DACH include?

On Technical Sales Board, DACH covers Austria (1), Germany (0), and Switzerland (0). The number in brackets is the count of open technical sales jobs in each country right now – pick one in the country filter to narrow the list down.

Which languages do employers ask for?

English are requested most often. In European technical sales, English plus the customer's language is often what decides a territory.

What is a hunter role?

A hunter role focuses on winning new business – new customers, new markets, new applications – rather than managing existing accounts. None of the positions on this page are tagged as hunter roles; you can filter for them with one tap.

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