New-Business Sales Manager, Advanced Materials (Remote)

German American Chambers of Commerce; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage (employer-paid)

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement savings with company match

Holiday entitlement (12–14)

Paid time off and onboarding mentoring

Job summary

German American Chambers of Commerce is seeking a Sales Manager – Advanced Materials and Composites to drive new business across North America from a remote U.S.-based position. You will identify OEMs, manufacturers, and distributors, develop opportunities, and lead end-to-end deals from discovery to launch.

Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in B2B development of engineered materials across mobility, automation, and industrial markets, with strong presentation and negotiation

Qualifications

• Proven success developing new B2B customers, territories, applications, or market segments.
• Experience in business development, territory sales, technical sales, or comparable commercial roles in engineered materials or industrial manufacturing.
• Experience selling technical materials or industrial solutions into manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and develop new OEM, manufacturer, fabricator, converter, and distributor relationships across North America.
• Build a qualified pipeline of new customers, applications, and market opportunities.
• Own opportunities from outreach to proposal, pricing, negotiation, closing, and launch.
• Identify applications where high-performance materials solve performance, manufacturing, cost, or supply-chain challenges.
• Develop new territories and market segments beyond existing books of business.
• Build relationships with engineering, procurement, operations, product development, and leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, manufacturing, and commercial teams on complex opportunities.
• Coordinate activities with colleagues across the United States, Mexico, and Europe.
• Represent the company at customer visits, trade shows, and conferences.

Skills

New business development

Territory sales

Technical sales

Consultative selling

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Self-motivation

Ability to travel

Strategic planning

Job description

German American Chambers of Commerce is seeking a Sales Manager – Advanced Materials and Composites to drive new business across North America from a remote U.S.-based position. You will identify OEMs, manufacturers, and distributors, develop opportunities, and lead end-to-end deals from discovery to launch.

Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in B2B development of engineered materials across mobility, automation, and industrial markets, with strong presentation and negotiation