Business Development Manager

Allentown, PA, USA, 18106

Posting Start Date : 8 / 25 / 25

Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

To strengthen our team in Allentown ,

we are looking for you as a(n) Business Development Manager .

This is Us :

You know us. You just didn't know it. WACKER is a global chemical manufacturer that prides itself on "Creating Tomorrow's Solutions". WACKER materials are so versatile and adaptable, they have virtually unlimited applications just about anywhere imaginable, making WACKER an integral part of daily life. Whether it's protecting buildings from the elements, a tube of toothpaste, a cell phone, airbags, or cosmetics, people from all over the world come into contact each day with our products and achievements. We are looking for capable, innovative, and enthusiastic achievers to join our team and grow with us. We are currently seeking a Business Development Manager at the site in Allentown, PA.

What you will do :

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for driving profitable growth over the next 5+ year horizon by identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities and extending our application / market segment portfolio within the North Central Americas region. This includes all existing products and developmental products. Implementing and executing an ideation process for assessing and developing new opportunities / application targets is critical. Gaining alignment with project teams and leading them via a defined and structured business development process is key. Project management accountability and execution to bring target project opportunities to closure (win / closed) is essential. Identify adjacent acquisition or technology / partnership extension targets and managing an assessment process for these extensions will also be a central component of this role. Coordinating with global WACKER Business Development teams will be needed.

• Identifies / develops / wins new profitable growth via application extensions for Dispersions Business Team.
• Supports new product development and business development best practice process management (project management) with the ability to lead-drive project teams and bring projects to closure (won or closed-stopped).
• Identify adjacent acquisition or technology / partnership extension targets and managing an assessment process for these extensions. Will include scouting, target identification and assessment.
• May negotiate arrangements with possible future business partners (e.g. acquisitions, joint ventures, channel to market).

What we need from you :