Business Development Manager
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Job Location:
Maastricht - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Bringing the lab to the sample!
At Next Generation Sensors B.V. we strive to bring the lab to the sample developing portable mass spectrometers that deliver rapid on-site analysis for food safety security screening and the detection of illegal drugs. Our handheld devices like the Chemcorder Portolab and Spotdetect are designed to simplify complex laboratory testing into intuitive real-world applications that can be used by everyone. From police staff to farmers. Were a small but ambitious team with diverse expertise and backgrounds. But united by a passion to make a safer world with innovative technology.
Business Development Manager
Next Generation Sensors (NGS) is entering an exciting growth phase as we expand into new international markets and were looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to help lead that expansion in a smart structured and sustainable wayespecially across the EU and Türkiye. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys operating where strategy meets execution: youll be connecting with senior decision-makers building long-term partnerships and guiding opportunities from early conversations through to signed agreements and successful handovers. Because much of our work lives in public-sector and regulated environments you should be comfortable navigating longer sales cycles multi-stakeholder decision processes and procurement or tender-driven pathwayswhile keeping momentum and clarity in the pipeline.
Youll collaborate closely with technical and operational teams to translate real-world needs into crisp value propositions proposals and partnership structures that make sense both commercially and scientifically. Ultimately your goal is to turn credible relationships and market insight into measurable growthopening doors building trust and positioning NGS as a serious long-term player in mission-critical high-tech applications.
Tasks
Own market expansion in priority regions (with a strong initial focus on EU Türkiye): mapping stakeholders building pipeline and driving deals forward.
Build and manage senior relationships with ministries law enforcement forensic institutions labs integrators and international organizations.
Lead opportunity development end-to-end:
discovery solution framing proposals/tenders negotiation close handover.
Translate operational needs into product value (and back): turn customer requirements into clear functional specs and internal actions with technical teams.
Navigate public-sector procurement: support tenders competitive positioning compliance-driven buying and long decision cycles.
Represent NGS externally at relevant conferences and industry events (e.g. security/forensics tech and applied science forums).
Keep things structured: maintain a clean CRM pipeline forecast realistically and report progress with clear data-backed updates.
Requirements
- Strong international business development experience ideally in public-sector security forensic or regulated technology environments.
- Proven ability to work with complex stakeholder ecosystems and align interests across technical operational and executive audiences.
- Comfortable with tendering and proposal writing (clear rigorous and persuasivewithout fluff).
- Ability to communicate in a way thats business-oriented but academically grounded (evidence-based precise and credible).
- Turkish language skills are a major asset; English is required. Additional regional language skills are a plus.
- Willingness to travel and operate confidently across cultures and institutional environments.
Nice-to-haves (not required)
- Background exposure to forensic science capacity building accreditation/quality standards (e.g. ISO frameworks) or technical advisory work.
- Experience engaging with international bodies (e.g. UN/OSCE-style stakeholders) or multi-country programs.
- Familiarity with forensic workflows (e.g. crime scene operations lab processes identification systems) and how technology is procured and adopted in practice.
Practical details
- Seniority: Senior / experienced hire
- Location: Flexible (Europe-based preferred) with regional travel
- Type: Full-time (or strong contract-to-perm fit)
How to apply
- Send a CV and a short note outlining:
- the regions youve worked in (especially Middle East/Türkiye)
- the kind of stakeholders youve sold to (public sector labs ministries etc.)
- and one example of a complex deal or tender youve driven.
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Sales Experience
- B2B Sales
- Marketing
- Cold Calling
- Account Management
- Territory Management
- Salesforce
- Affiliate Marketing
- CRM Software
- negotiation
- Lead Generation
About Company
Next Generation Sensors B.V works to it's aims to make mass spectrometry easily available anywhere with the Handheld Molecular Contaminant Screener (HMCS). The portable mass spectrometer measures samples within minutes on the spot. We work in a small, yet growing team of various natio ... View more
