Senior Business Development Manager Stainless Steel Growth

Outokumpu Chrome Oy; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, disability, life, and–

Volunteer insurance options

PTO + holidays and parental leave

Flexible work schedule

Retirement plan with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Outokumpu Chrome Oy in Calvert, AL, is seeking a Business Development Manager-BA Americas to identify and develop growth opportunities aligned with the EVOLVE strategy. You will work with Sales, Technical, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to translate value opportunities into scalable margin outcomes and expand into high-value applications across markets.

The role requires 5+ years in BD or commercial strategy, strong financial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and CRM proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field. MBA is preferred.
• 5+ years of business development, technical sales, or commercial strategy in stainless steel, specialty metals, or industrial manufacturing.
• Experience owning account plans and engaging customers at technical, operational, and executive levels.
• Strong financial acumen including pricing, margin management, and ROI analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with technical, operations, finance, and supply chain teams.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Identify and validate new growth opportunities.
• Develop and manage strategic account plans.
• Build and manage the growth pipeline.
• Drive customer and market engagement.
• Expand into high-value applications and new market segments.
• Provide ongoing market and competitive intelligence.
• Build strategic partnerships and external relationships.
• Track, measure, and communicate business development activities and impact.
• Own defined market segments and customers as internal market expert.
• Align cross-functional stakeholders through stage gates for opportunities.
• Develop pricing strategies, ROI models, and margin improvement cases.

Skills

5+ years in business development

Account plans & executive engagement

Financial acumen: pricing & ROI

Cross-functional leadership

CRM systems proficiency

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field; MBA preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Outokumpu Chrome Oy in Calvert, AL, is seeking a Business Development Manager-BA Americas to identify and develop growth opportunities aligned with the EVOLVE strategy. You will work with Sales, Technical, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to translate value opportunities into scalable margin outcomes and expand into high-value applications across markets.

The role requires 5+ years in BD or commercial strategy, strong financial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and CRM proficiency.