Business Development/Technical Sales Manager
Listed on 2025-12-26
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Engineering
Product Engineer, Sales Engineer
Business Development/Technical Sales Manager
Our client (a large chemical company) is looking for a Business Development / Technical Sales Manager to support their Research & Development Center in Houston, TX. The Business Development/Technical Sales Professional will be responsible for finding new projects and managing existing projects for customers in the composites and coatings space. Candidate will render assistance during all phases of the sales / commercialization process (product design, development, manufacturing, testing, sales / marketing).
Candidate will manage and organize internal and external teams for new product development, and frequently interact with the Director of Sales / Marketing, Director of Quality, Director of Engineering and external clients.
- BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or Marketing with a chemical focus.
- 3 plus years of experience in technical sales / application development in plastics, plastics compounding, polymer additives.
- Familiarity with formulation chemistry.
- Ability to lead the sales / market development effort and bring new products from concept through commercialization.
- Identify, evaluate and contact potential customers in the composites and coatings areas.
- Actively participates in assigned project teams. Acquires product information through market research and regional input to assure projects meet the needs of the intended markets.
- Identifies market trends, issues and competitive environment and forms strategic plans for product brand or sub-segment.
- Leads the effort to initiate new product strategies in the form of supporting existing brands and/or sub-segment and creating new products.
- Evaluates the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis and initiates strategies that meet regional and worldwide requirements.
- Works across multiple internal and external groups such as design, packaging and labeling, regulatory claims, advertising, sales force education.
- Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.
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