Job Description:
New Business Development Manager
Huntsman have a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic New Business development manager with a strong passion for new EV Battery business and market development to be based at our Regional Head Office in Shanghai, China.
Reporting into leader of EV Battery Center of Excellence you will responsible to drive business growth through the value chain engagement and identification of new market opportunities for our Polyurethane business in China. This is a highly strategic role focused on delivery, where you will take accountability for delivering a new business development opportunity and fulfill technology innovation portfolio for our strategic business area of EV Batteries. You will be working closely with global R&D and Strategic Marketing teams and be part of Global EV Battery Center of Excellence.
Requirements:
- Profound knowledge and understanding of EV Battery value chain and battery pack technology players in China
- Degree qualified with previous experience in a Commercial role focus on new business development and new market and opportunities identification.
- Clear track record of creating new business opportunities and supporting the commercialization of new products in previously untapped markets.
- Identify, qualify and support the development of new projects within our Innovation Pipeline
- Background in business development, market intelligence and identifying new market dynamics and levers at a regional level.
- Experienced in influencing and engaging without direct line responsibility across all levels and functions within a matrix organization
- Fluent in English
Additionally, as the New Business Development manager, you will:
- Instrumental to build and widen relationships with China EV Battery value chain; identify key players and decision makers; establish relationships and drive opportunity validation and closure.
- Identify specific innovation projects which are focused on entering new applications in EV Batter area. Also identifying and proposing disruptive innovation project to Innovation Governance board.
- Explore attractive applications, understand relevant trends, map growth, value and current material playing field whilst clearly understanding and develop possible MDI/PU/HPU value propositions.
- Identify general business and technical requirements to be able to capture growth and value within that market.
- Contribute to cross functional teams of indirect reports on selected high impact, new business development projects.
- Secure opportunity planning, follow up according to milestones and timely progress until transfer to commercial organization
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2018 revenues more than $9 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 75 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 10,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com
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