Business Development Specialist

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About you and this role

Are you energized by finding new business opportunities, opening doors with prospective customers and turning customer challenges into profitable growth? As a Business Development Specialist, you will join Dow’s business serving the packaging, coatings and performance chemicals markets, where understanding evolving customer and market needs creates opportunities for differentiated solutions and new product development. Primarily located in Milan, Italy, with additional location options in Antwerp or Seneffe, Belgium; and Terneuzen, the Netherlands you will combine active business development with growing and strengthening an existing customer portfolio. You will identify prospects, build new relationships, uncover unmet needs and lead opportunities toward commercialization while collaborating across functions to deliver excellent customer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities through structured prospecting, market mapping, lead generation and engagement with prospective customers
• Build and manage a healthy opportunity pipeline, qualifying and prioritizing opportunities based on customer needs and business potential
• Grow the customer portfolio and Dow presence by developing existing accounts, expanding customer networks and identifying new customers, applications and product development opportunities
• Advance opportunities through the sales process, from initial customer engagement and needs identification to commercial negotiation, closure and implementation
• Execute sales plans aligned with marketing plans, deliver volume and value objectives, develop sales forecasts with production and supply chain, and use market intelligence to inform commercial and new product decisions
• Lead negotiations and implement pricing and other commercial approaches, including contracts, rebates, innovation and new product introductions, aligned with business goals, legal requirements, customs regulations and Dow sales processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Biology, Business Administration or another relevant discipline
• Relevant experience in a customer-facing commercial or technical role, such as Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Application Development or Technical Service
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage customer relationships and deliver commercial results
• Experience developing sales plans, managing opportunities and conducting commercial negotiations
• Experience in specialty chemicals, silicones, coatings, industrial or consumer solutions or adjacent markets is preferred
• Fluency in English and willingness and ability to travel based on business and customer needs
• Additional European language skills, particularly German, are an advantage but not a requirement

Your Skills

• Business Development – You identify prospects and unmet customer needs and translate them into actionable opportunities that can progress toward commercialization
• Prospecting & Opportunity Management – You use structured prospecting, market mapping and lead generation to build, qualify, prioritize and advance a healthy opportunity pipeline
• Business Acumen – You understand customer economics, market dynamics, competitive developments and sources of growth to support commercial decisions
• Customer Relationship Management – You build strong customer relationships and expand your network across different levels within customer organizations
• Commercial Communication & Influence – You communicate, present, negotiate and influence effectively while collaborating across functions, businesses, cultures and geographies

Additional information

Relocation, visa, and immigration assistance are not available for this position. Please provide your application in English.

Pay Transparency Verbiage

The below salary range is specific to this role in the following location: Milan, Italy.

Annualized: 42.280 – 75.040 EUR

This role may be based in multiple locations; salary range