About this role
<p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">For our Coburg Headquarter in the International Marketing Department we are looking for a <b>Business Development Manager (m/f/d) Water Industry </b></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Your responsibilities</b></span></span><br> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you conduct continuous market monitoring and prepare market studies</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you identify application requirements from the market and branches and evaluate them with regard to the establishment or expansion of business fields</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you develop sector-specific business models, identify new business fields and further develop existing business fields</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you search for and evaluate emerging markets; you identify potential customers and business segments</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you establish and/or expand segment marketing</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you define industry and sector key figures and ensure implementation</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you introduce or further develop standardized sales controlling and, if necessary, you adapt or develop strategies to increase sales successes</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">in cooperation with product managers and sales units, you develop requirement profiles for possible product developments and you accompany the product development process</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you establish and expand business relationships with key customers</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Your qualifications</b></span></span><br> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bachelor´s or Master´s degree in mechanical engineering, water management, business administration or similar</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Extended professional experience in business development, technical customer support or strategic market development necessary in water industry</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">fluent English language skills are essential, fluent German language skills are desirable</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">skills in other languages are welcome</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you have a passion for technology, especially in the sector of water industry</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">you are well-organized, result-oriented, customer-focused and you have excellent interpersonal and presentation skills</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">an established network of contacts within the industry is desirable</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Our offer</b></span></span><br> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">strategic key position in the company</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">business with an international focus</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">dealing with emerging markets</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">performance-related payment</span></span></li> </ul>