Market Development Manager, Pharma

Klöckner Pentaplast

Market Development Manager at Klöckner Pentaplast developing strategies for Pharma product line. Focused on growth and innovation while leveraging market trends and customer needs.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ownership of technical service portfolio and promotion activities
Leverages knowledge on our capabilities to find adjacent and white space areas for new business
Drive an assessment of the opportunity, create business cases and recommendations to the leadership team, and then lead any initiatives approved
Assists all pharma new product commercialization projects, acting as the technical expert and support for Sales
Uses drug patent information to develop a project pipeline with existing and new customers
Act as industry facing voice and subject matter expert for key topics
Identifies risks and opportunities in the changing market environment
Facilitates promotional activities including tradeshows and technical symposiums
Develop relationships with key stakeholders at customers and industry partners
Gathers voice of customer and voice of market and shares with broader team
Works closely with Marketing Communications staff to provide product-specific content for advertising campaigns and trade shows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S. – Business/Marketing major preferred)
5 to 7 years related experience in market/business development roles in a manufacturing company
Strong expertise in engineered materials with plastics experience preferred
Global market experience in the pharmaceutical industry with deep understanding B2B markets
Understanding of selling and marketing to large multi-national companies, value added resellers and converter
A strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, strong operational focus and good judgment and reasoning skills
Fluent English skills mandatory
Ability and willingness to travel excessively among Europe.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

business developmentmarket analysisproject managementtechnical expertiserisk assessmentopportunity identificationproduct commercializationanalytical abilityoperational focusstrategic vision

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcommunicationleadershipjudgmentreasoningcustomer engagementteam collaborationstakeholder managementpromotional facilitationvoice of customer

Certifications

Bachelor's degree