Business Development Lead (fmd)

• 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

• More than 3 years in Business Developmentortechnical B2B sales in chemicals materials plastics recycling or a related industrial field
  

• Strongcommercial skillset: able to build business cases assess market potential model ROI and turn technical concepts into scalable business opportunities
  

• Solidtechnical foundation through a relevant Masters 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

• 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.

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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