Business Development Manager

Activate your potential - join NORIT, the world leader in activated carbon production!

We're looking for a skilled Business Development Manager for the remote position in the East territory of the United States to drive innovations and find new business opportunities for NORIT in water treatment market . If you thrive in a dynamic environment and love exploring new open doors for business growth, apply now and be part of our global team!

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Assesses NORIT's strengths and weaknesses relative to the market needs to determine business opportunities for growth in current fields and the potential expansion into adjacent markets,
• Provides a detailed understanding of the business landscape including macroeconomic environment, competition, customers, suppliers and technology,
• Facilitates the development of presentations and other marketing material for target customers and leads the process to deliver the key value-proposition points,
• Assists with the business development and marketing planning to align with the annual budget, ensuring plans are in place to meet operational goals,
• Supports the proposal and operations team in developing proposals, qualifications, or other requests specific to their targeted client base,
• Collects/analyzes market and/or customer validation data that can support decisions regarding continuation or withdrawal from specific opportunities or ventures. Supports negotiations of key terms with third parties,
• Develop and deliver compelling presentations and demonstrations of our market solutions, highlighting their benefits and competitive advantages.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or Biology; Masters of Business Administration preferred,
• 5+ years of experience working in water treatment industry,
• Strong technical understanding of municipal and industrial water treatment processes, including drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment and adsorption technologies,
• Strong knowledge of market research and commercial activities,
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to make presentations. Good negotiation and presentation skills,
• Ability to visualize and follow through on ideas and concepts. Displays entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to explore new ideas,
• Adept at organizing and connecting seemingly unrelated ideas. Analytical skills and ability to understand interdependencies and cause and effect relationships,
• Self-starter, strong interpersonal communication skills with all levels of colleagues.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and additional benefit package,
• A dynamic working environment within an international organization,
• A flat organization with short lines where ownership and initiative are valued,
• We support the development of our employees in the form of on-the-job learning, training and courses.

NORIT Activated Carbon is one of the global leaders and produces various qualities of activated carbon in its powder and granular form. Our mission - to be the customer's #1 choice for added value activated carbon solutions in energy, environmental, water, food, chemical, pharma, automotive, and other industrial markets. We supply a broad portfolio of materials, know-how and technical expertise, complementary services and technologies.

We have established our global presence with manufacturing plants in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and United States and as well a Global Business Service center in Riga.