business development manager for industrial hygiene

HireHi; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration

Training opportunities

Transparent culture

International team

Inclusive hiring

Job summary

ICL Group ищет руководителя по развитию бизнеса для Европы в области инновационных гигиенических технологий. Ваша задача — развивать рынок и устанавливать контакты с ведущими производителями моющих средств и гигиены, переводя технологию в коммерческую ценность.

У кандидата ожидаются сильные навыки ведения переговоров, координация кросс-функциональных команд и опыт вывода новых ингредиентов на рынок, а также активное участие в переговорах и стратегическом планировании.

Qualifications

• 10+ лет опыта в бизнес-развитии, технических продажах, стратегическом управлении ключевыми клиентами или коммерческих инновациях в сфере специальных химикатов, ингредиентов для моющих средств, биоцидов или смежных добавок.

Responsibilities

• Разрабатывать и реализовывать стратегию коммерческого роста для инновационной платформы гигиенических технологий по всей Европе.
• Строить и использовать отношения с руководителями решений на высшем уровне, лидерами инноваций, NPD-командами и коммерческими заинтересованными сторонами крупных компаний по моющим средствам и гигиене.
• Идентифицировать, квалифицировать и развивать новые бизнес-возможности в стратегических целевых клиентах.
• Переводить сложные технологии в понятные коммерческие ценности для клиентов.
• Руководить совместно-разработческими проектами от первого контакта до оценки, формулировки и коммерческого запуска; развивать дорожные карты коммерциализации.

Skills

Business development

Technical sales

Strategic account management

Commercial innovation

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Job description

Описание

ICL Group develops and commercializes an innovative patented compound for molecular dispersion in the industrial hygiene and detergent industry, serving detergent manufacturers and hygiene companies across Europe.

Задачи

• Develop and execute the commercial growth strategy for an innovative hygiene technology platform across Europe;
• Build and leverage relationships with senior decision-makers, innovation leaders, R&D teams, and commercial stakeholders within leading detergent and hygiene companies;
• Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities within strategic target accounts;
• Translate complex technology into compelling commercial value propositions for customers;
• Lead co-development projects from first customer engagement through evaluation, formulation, validation, negotiation, and commercial launch;
• Develop customer-specific commercialization roadmaps and project plans;
• Negotiate partnership agreements, supply agreements, co-development contracts, LOIs, and strategic collaboration models;
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including R&D, Regulatory, Legal, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations;
• Drive customer adoption and accelerate revenue growth across the industrial hygiene market;
• Represent ICL at customer meetings, industry events, trade shows, and strategic business discussions.

Требования

• 10+ Years of experience in business development, technical sales, strategic account management, or commercial innovation within specialty chemicals, detergent ingredients, biocides, or related functional additives;
• Established network and direct relationships with leading professional detergent and hygiene companies, with the ability to gain access to senior decision-makers;
• Proven track record of successfully introducing and commercializing innovative ingredients and technologies within the professional detergent, hygiene, or industrial cleaning industry;
• Proven experience managing the integration of new ingredients and technologies through evaluation, formulation, validation, commercial negotiation, and market launch;
• Experience negotiating LOIs, MOUs, joint development agreements, supply agreements, and exclusivity or preferred-partner arrangements;
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with R&D, Regulatory, Procurement, Marketing, and Commercial stakeholders within large industrial organizations;
• Strong business development and strategic account planning skills;
• Established network and direct access to decision-makers within leading European and U.S. detergent and hygiene companies;
• Proven ability to open doors and build credibility with senior commercial, innovation, R&D, and technical stakeholders;
• Ability to effectively bridge technical teams and business decision-makers;
• Ability to translate complex technologies into compelling commercial value propositions;
• Strong negotiation skills and experience structuring scalable partnership models while protecting long-term business value;
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on approach to developing opportunities and driving market adoption;
• Proven track record of converting strategic accounts into development partnerships, commercial agreements, and recurring revenue;
• Willingness to travel extensively across Europe and selected global customer accounts;
• Nice to have: experience or familiarity with industrial food & beverage hygiene, CIP/OPC cleaning processes, detergent chemistry, and food plant sanitation practices.

Условия

• Attractive remuneration supplemented by numerous extras;
• Wide range of qualification and training opportunities;
• Culture of transparency and open communication;
• International team;
• Applicants with disabilities are given preference if they have the same professional and personal qualifications.