Business Development Lead (f/m/d)

Your mission

• Drive commercial traction by identifying relevant application fields, acquiring industrial pilot partners, managing pilot projects end‑to‑end, and turning successful pilots into strong customer references and testimonials
• Own the full sales cycle — from first outreach to contract signature and onboarding — while acting as the central bridge between customers and R&D to translate needs, validate requirements, and integrate feedback into product development
• Build the Business Development function over time, with a clear path toward leading your own team as aevoloop grows
• Build and maintain our ecosystem of partners, multipliers, and industry contacts; represent aevoloop externally and strengthen our position in the chemical and materials landscape
• Implement and maintain CRM systems to track leads, customer contacts, and project progress; leverage digital tools and AI to optimize sales processes and systematically identify opportunities
• Support our CEO with developing and executing our go‑to‑market strategy: analyze markets and applications, prioritize opportunities, build business cases, and define both pricing strategies and scalable licensing models

Your profile

• More than 3 years in Business Development or technical B2B sales in chemicals, materials, plastics, recycling or a related industrial field
• Strong commercial skillset: able to build business cases, assess market potential, model ROI, and turn technical concepts into scalable business opportunities
• Solid technical foundation through a relevant Master’s degree (e.g., Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer/Materials Science, Industrial Engineering); confident communicating complex topics to engineers and executives
• Excellent communication skills in German and English; confident in explaining complex topics to both engineers and executives
• Lead‑level mindset: strategic, opportunity‑driven, and confident with customers – while staying structured, reliable, and hands‑on in execution
• Entrepreneurial team player who thrives in cross‑functional environments and fast‑moving start‑up settings; bonus if you bring an industry network, circular economy insights or start‑up exposure

Why us?

• Real Impact: Help redesign plastics for a truly circular economy.
• Startup Mindset: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions and early responsibility as we scale.
• Team Culture: Join a team of curious minds that challenge each other, collaborate openly and celebrate progress together.
• Growth & Learning: Steep learning curves, regular feedback and room to grow with the company.
• Well‑being Perks – Hansefit membership and fresh fruit boost your overall health and well‑being.

Contact

Ready to become an aevoloopy? Apply directly or reach out if you have any questions about the role or working at aevoloop: join@aevoloop.com.

About Us

We are aevoloop – a fast‑scaling deep‑tech startup pioneering next‑generation plastics for a circular economy. We re‑engineer polymers from the ground up to combine high performance with true circularity and biodegradability – turning plastic waste into valuable new materials.

Guided by our values Pioneering, Conscientious, Disruptive, Transparent and Contributive, we unite science with entrepreneurial execution to drive sustainable material innovation at scale.

You want to find out more?

• Breaking Lab Video on YouTube (German) | Deutsches Start‑Up denkt Plastik molekular neu
• Press release | aevoloop has secured €8.25 million
• Article from MDR (News media) (German) | Plastik neu denken: Aevoloop entwickelt nachhaltige Kunststoffe aus Leipzig
• Video on YouTube (German) | Forscher fragen: Die Plastikwende (2024) mit Manuel Häußler
• SPRIN‑D Podcast (German) | Interview with our Co‑Founder Manuel Häußler

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