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Form of workCelanese is a Fortune 500 global chemical and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures products essential to everyday living. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Celanese employs approximately 13,300 dedicated people working at more than 50 owned and operated manufacturing facilities across 27 countries. We are committed to employee growth and creating shareholder value, and strive to make a difference in the communities where we operate. Our company focuses on the safety of its employees, provides competitive compensation (including benefits starting Day 1), and emphasizes giving back to the community. For more information about Celanese and our products please visit www.celanese.com
NEOLAST™ is an innovative new fiber for use in performance stretch fabrics recently launched by Celanese. This material offers the apparel industry a high-performance alternative to spandex that unlocks the potential for end users to recycle performance stretch fabrics. We are seeing tremendous interest in NEOLAST™ and are looking to strengthen our team to provide better material solutions to consumers and the planet. Join us!
Celanese Engineered Materials (EM) is seeking a Business Development Manager for this REMOTE role in the US or EMEA to join the Application Development Team for our Industrial, Medical & Consumer (IMC) business unit. This individual will report to the Regional Application Development Director.
Summary
The Principal Business Development Manager role for NEOLAST™ is a multi-faceted customer / market facing position responsible for driving New Business growth through an entrepreneurial mindset. The Principal Business Development Manager is responsible for:
- Develop, drive, and deliver the growth plan for NEOLAST™ with target brand owners and value chain partners in the Western Hemisphere.
- Build and grow pipeline by scouting, targeting, and identifying new growth opportunities at new and existing customers.
- Develop strong relationships with influencers and decision makers at key accounts (brand owners, garment makers, fabric mills) along the entire value chain.
- Possess in-depth industry/segment knowledge to anticipate trends and changes and bring internally “Voice of the Customer” and new product/technology development opportunities.
- Understand the dynamics and trends of the apparel industry and brands & retailer’s business and provide the inputs for business strategy.
- Support Application Development Engineers to drive specification wins and support Sales Managers to provide forecast at key customers.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Textile Science, Material Science, or Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Plastics or Equivalent) required
- Experience of working in textile value chain, including brand-houses (brand owners) and mills, designer-houses, etc.
- 10+ years of experience in garment/textile industry in sales, marketing, or Business Development or other customer-facing roles.
- Strong understanding of the material selection process at brand owners
- Willingness to travel 30-40% of the time with overnight stay(s) involved
- Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, strong personal presence, and interpersonal skills
- Textile/ fabric technical background
- Understand sustainability values and trends for textile industry.
