Business Development Leader – Engineered Materials, Industrial Applications

GACC Midwest - German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc.

Business Development Leader focusing on expanding commercial opportunities across engineered materials in North America. Engaging with industrial customers to drive market development and identify growth opportunities.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and expand new business opportunities across North America within engineered materials and technical industrial product markets
Identify and open new industrial applications, customer segments, and specification-driven opportunities
Build relationships with OEMs, manufacturers, industrial customers, converters, distributors, and fabricators
Drive industrial market development activities across manufacturing-focused environments
Position engineered materials and technical industrial solutions within customer-specific applications
Develop commercial traction across multiple industrial sectors and manufacturing end markets
Collaborate closely with international engineering, production, product, and commercial teams
Support growth of the North American commercial structure while remaining personally engaged in customer development and business development activities
Contribute to pipeline development, market strategy, customer targeting, and commercial expansion initiatives
Represent the company at customer meetings, trade shows, technical discussions, and industry events

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in selling technical industrial products or materials into manufacturing environments
Experience opening new markets, customer relationships, industrial applications, or commercial opportunities
Ability to build business and identify growth opportunities across industrial markets
Comfort operating across multiple manufacturing sectors and industrial customer environments
Combination of hands-on business development with commercial leadership responsibilities
Practical, entrepreneurial, growth-oriented commercial mindset
Understanding of how technical products and materials are positioned within industrial customer applications

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employer-paid medical coverage
Company-supported dental and vision coverage
Employer-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
Retirement savings participation with company match
12–14 company-observed holidays annually
A progressive paid time-off structure that increases with tenure
Structured international onboarding across global production sites

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Hard Skills & Tools

business developmentmarket strategycustomer targetingcommercial expansiontechnical industrial productsengineered materialsindustrial applicationsmanufacturing environmentscustomer relationshipspipeline development

Soft Skills

relationship buildingentrepreneurial mindsetgrowth-oriented mindsetcollaborationcommunicationleadershipcustomer engagementcommercial leadershipproblem-solvingstrategic thinking