Business Development Manager (Coatings)

Element has an opportunity for a Business Development Manager within our labortatory based in Amsterdam.

As a Business Development Manager you will be responsible for driving business development activities across the Coatings Value Stream with a focus on expanding Elements capabilities and market share in coating testing inspection and certification services. The position requires a strong combination ofcommercial drive and technical understanding enabling the identification development and conversion of opportunities across laboratory testing inspection and qualification programs.

The Business Development Manager willbe responsible forpromoting and growing services including:

• Industrial coating laboratory testing
• Artificial ageing testing
• ISO 12944-9 testing
• NORSOK M-501 qualification testing
• ISO 19277 testing
• ETAG / EAD qualification programs
• Salt spray testing
• UV exposure testing
• Climate chamber testing
• Coating inspection services
• QA/QC coating programs
• NACE / AMPP inspection services
• FROSIO inspection services
• Third-party verification
• Certification services
• Integrated laboratory testing programs

• Own manage and grow a portfolio of accounts
• Proactively prospecting via phone and email
• Connect with potential customers re-engage dormant &
  declining accounts
• Disciplined pipeline management
• Close deals confidently and at pace
• Join weekly S&OP meetings
• Represent Element at industry and open house events
• Confidently connect with key decision makers
• Present and close tailored solutions
• Build maintain and deliver account plans for most
  valuable assigned customers
• Support commercial plans as needed
• Participate in commercial reviews

• Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Typically around 5 years business development B2B sales or account management experience
• Strong oral communication skills with confidence in leading customer conversations and presenting solutions
• Confident written communication
• Practical CRM experience
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Commercially driven
• Comfortable & confident working independently
• Strategic thinking
• Self motivated

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to Make tomorrow safer than today.

When failure in use is not an option we help customers make certain that their products materials processes and services are safe compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D through complex regulatory approvals and into production our global laboratory network of scientists engineers and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality sustainable outcomes and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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