I’m currently working with a growing additive manufacturing business that is looking to hire a Business Development Manager with 2–10 years of metal additive manufacturing sales experience.
This is a hands-on commercial role focused on new business development, new logo acquisition and territory growth across technically demanding manufacturing markets.
Responsibilities:
- Identify, prospect and develop new customer accounts across the US
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities
- Generate new business through outbound prospecting, networking and industry events
- Develop relationships with engineering, manufacturing, procurement and senior commercial stakeholders
- Manage the sales process from initial prospecting through qualification, proposal and negotiation
- Identify opportunities where metal AM can provide a commercial or technical advantage
- Present additive manufacturing solutions to both technical and executive audiences
- Work closely with applications, engineering and manufacturing teams to develop customer opportunities
- Support technical discussions around LPBF, metal AM and additive applications
- Develop territory plans and identify target accounts and markets
- Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts and pipeline activity
- Build long-term customer relationships while continuing to identify new opportunities
- Attend relevant industry events, conferences and customer meetings
- Monitor market activity, competitors and emerging applications within metal AM
- Contribute to the wider commercial strategy and growth of the business
Experience Required:
- 2–10 years of commercial experience within metal additive manufacturing
- Proven experience in sales, business development, technical sales or account management
- Strong understanding of metal AM, ideally LPBF
- Experience selling AM equipment, materials, services, software or related technologies
- Demonstrable new business and prospecting experience
- Comfortable managing a full sales cycle
- Strong technical and commercial communication skills
- Ability to engage confidently with engineers and senior decision makers
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
- Willingness to travel for customer meetings and industry events
Experience selling into aerospace, space, defence, firearms or other highly engineered manufacturing sectors would be particularly relevant.