Polymer Growth & Solutions Architect

Ultrapolymers; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car/Car Allowance

Pension

Bonus Potential

Benefits Package

Job summary

Ultrapolymers, part of the Ravago Group, is seeking a commercially driven Business Development Manager to strengthen our UK team. You will identify new market opportunities, understand customer needs, and lead projects from concept to commercial success.

This role emphasizes consultative sales, technical insight into polymers, and building long-term customer relationships across industries. You will collaborate with sales, product management, and technical specialists, with travel across the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven success in business development, technical sales or commercial roles.
• Experience in polymers, plastics, chemicals, materials or related technical industry.
• Strong ability to identify, develop and convert new business opportunities.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing long-term sales cycles and complex customer projects.
• Commercially astute with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within targeted market sectors.
• Build a pipeline of strategic opportunities that deliver sustainable revenue and profit growth.
• Develop market-entry and growth plans aligned with business objectives.
• Generate new business through prospecting, networking, referrals, and industry engagement.
• Promote Ultrapolymers’ value proposition and strengthen our position within key markets.
• Understand customers’ manufacturing processes, applications, and technical challenges.
• Lead application-development and material-conversion projects from opportunity identification through to commercial implementation.
• Collaborate with technical experts and suppliers to deliver innovative customer solutions.
• Coordinate projects through all stages of development and commercialisation.
• Manage opportunity pipelines, project milestones, and growth forecasts.
• Ensure opportunities are progressed effectively and converted into profitable business.
• Deliver regular updates and market intelligence to the wider commercial team.
• Develop strong relationships with key customers, suppliers, and industry stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing technical-commercial insight and support.
• Represent Ultrapolymers at customer meetings, exhibitions, conferences, and industry events.
• Work collaboratively across sales, product management, technical, and supply chain functions.

Skills

Business development

Technical sales

Polymers knowledge

Negotiation skills

Relationship-building

Travel flexibility

Education

Degree or equivalent in scientific/engineering/business

Job description

Ultrapolymers, part of the Ravago Group, is seeking a commercially driven Business Development Manager to strengthen our UK team. You will identify new market opportunities, understand customer needs, and lead projects from concept to commercial success.

This role emphasizes consultative sales, technical insight into polymers, and building long-term customer relationships across industries. You will collaborate with sales, product management, and technical specialists, with travel across the UK.