Business Development Manager
About The Position
This is a commercially focused role for someone who enjoys opening doors, developing markets and turning customer needs into profitable business. You will lead new business development across the United States, building a strong pipeline within the roll foam and flexible materials markets. Alongside developing new opportunities, you will manage a small portfolio of existing customers and identify further areas for growth. Working closely with customers, converters, distributors and Zotefoams’ technical and operational teams, you will take opportunities from initial contact through product trials, proposals, negotiation and commercial close.
Requirements
- Proven business development or technical sales experience within roll foam, flexible foam, polymer foam, engineered materials or a closely related market
- A strong track record of generating opportunities and converting them into profitable revenue
- Knowledge of foam products, converting processes, applications and customer buying routes
- Experience balancing new business development with account growth
- Confidence in pricing, negotiation, forecasting and pipeline management
- The ability to understand technical requirements and translate them into clear customer value
- Strong industry relationships, or the credibility and drive to build them quickly
- A willingness to travel regularly across the United States
- The ability to work independently while collaborating with international teams
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver a clear business development plan for the US market
- Identify target sectors, applications, customers and channel partners
- Build and manage a qualified pipeline of new opportunities
- Win new business through structured prospecting and consultative selling
- Manage and grow a small portfolio of existing customer accounts
- Understand customers’ technical and commercial requirements
- Work with internal technical teams to recommend suitable solutions
- Lead opportunities through trials, quotations, negotiation and close
- Build relationships with stakeholders across engineering, procurement, product development and operations
- Provide accurate forecasts, pipeline updates and market intelligence
- Monitor competitor activity, pricing and emerging market opportunities
- Represent Zotefoams at customer meetings, industry events and trade shows
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
