Business Development Lead (f / m / d)

Your mission

Join aevoloop, one of Europe’s fast-scaling deep-tech startups, and help bring pioneering next-generation plastics to market.

Drive commercial traction by identifying relevant application fields, acquiring industrial pilot partners, managing pilot projects end-to-end, and turning successful pilots into strong customer references and testimonials

Own the full sales cycle — from first outreach to contract signature and onboarding — while acting as the central bridge between customers and R&D to translate needs, validate requirements, and integrate feedback into product development

Build the Business Development function over time, with a clear path toward leading your own team as aevoloop grows

Build and maintain our ecosystem of partners, multipliers, and industry contacts ; represent aevoloop externally and strengthen our position in the chemical and materials landscape

Implement and maintain CRM systems to track leads, customer contacts, and project progress; leverage digital tools and AI to optimize sales processes and systematically identify opportunities

Support our CEO with developing  and executing our go-to-market strategy : analyze markets and applications, prioritize opportunities, build business cases, and define both pricing strategies and scalable licensing models

Your profile

More than 3 years in Business Development  or  technical B2B sales in chemicals, materials, plastics, recycling or a related industrial field

Strong  commercial skillset : able to build business cases, assess market potential, model ROI, and turn technical concepts into scalable business opportunities

Solid  technical foundation through a relevant Master’s degree (e.g., Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer / Materials Science, Industrial Engineering); confident communicating complex topics to engineers and executives

Excellent communication skills in German and English; confident in explaining complex topics to both engineers and executives

Lead-level mindset : strategic, opportunity-driven, and confident with customers - while staying structured, reliable, and hands-on in execution

Entrepreneurial team player who thrives in cross-functional environments and fast-moving start-up settings; bonus if you bring an industry network, circular economy insights or start-up exposure

Why us?

• Real Impact : Help redesign plastics for a truly circular economy.
• Startup Mindset : Flat hierarchies, fast decisions and early responsibility as we scale.
• Team Culture : Join a team of curious minds that challenge each other, collaborate openly and celebrate progress together.
• Growth & Learning : Steep learning curves, regular feedback and room to grow with the company.
• Well-being Perks – Hansefit membership and fresh fruit boost your overall health and well-being.

Contact

Ready to become an aevoloopy?

Apply directly or reach out if you have any questions about the role or working at aevoloop :   join@aevoloop.com .

About us

We are aevoloop - a  fast-scaling deep-tech startup pioneering next-generation plastics for a circular economy. We re-engineer polymers from the ground up to combine high performance with true circularity and biodegradability - turning plastic waste into valuable new materials.

Guided by our values Pioneering, Conscientious, Disruptive, Transparent  and  Contributive , we unite science with entrepreneurial execution to drive sustainable material innovation at scale.

You want to find out more?

Breaking Lab Video on YouTube (German)  |  Deutsches Start-Up denkt Plastik molekular neu

Press release  | aevoloop has secured €8.25 million

Article from MDR (News media) (German) |  Plastik neu denken : Aevoloop entwickelt nachhaltige Kunststoffe aus Leipzig

Video on YouTube (German)  |  Forscher fragen : Die Plastikwende (2024) mit Manuel Häußler

SPRIN-D Podcast (German)  |  Interview with our Co-Founder Manuel Häußler

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