Business Development Manager (m/f/d)*

Overview

Within SCHOTT’s Strategic Business Field Specialty Glass Solutions, you will drive systematic business development for high-performance glass applications worldwide. By translating market insights, technologies and proven concepts into scalable growth initiatives, you will play a key role in strengthening SCHOTT’s global market position reporting directly to the division manager.

Your Contribution

• Drive the strategic development of new business opportunities, markets and applications in close collaboration with the division management, Sales, Marketing and Product Management
• Conduct and synthesize market analyses, market studies and sales data to identify growth levers, risks and opportunities
• Develop business cases, business models and go-to-market strategies for new products, technologies or regions
• Lead cross-functional, international projects from concept to implementation (e.g. market entry, product expansion, regional growth initiatives)
• Transfer successful business development concepts and methodologies across countries, regions and applications
• Monitor project progress and success using defined KPIs, providing structured reporting to management and key stakeholders

Your Profile

• Academic background in Business Administration, Engineering or a comparable field, ideally combining business methodology with strong technical affinity
• Extensive professional experience in business development, product management, technical sales or a related strategic function
• Proven ability to work in a highly structured and systematic manner, translating complex topics into scalable concepts
• Strong analytical skills with experience in market studies, data analysis and strategic planning
• Ability to engage and align diverse stakeholders across functions, cultures and regions
• Excellent command of English; confident working in an international environment
• Willingness to travel internationally

Your Benefits

SCHOTT’s openness to promote your further development is just as great as our additional benefits. Ranging from active health management via flexible working hours and hybrid work all the way to corporate pension plans: everything geared to suit your goals and needs. Discover a special corporate culture where everyone has the opportunity to develop their entire potential.

At SCHOTT, you can expect a unique corporate culture where we emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion. We know: motivated and committed employees are the precondition for the success of our company.

Subsidized pension plan; Holistic corporate health management; International assignments; Talent development

Application Note

Please feel free to contact us. You can expect interesting tasks and challenging projects, as well as motivated and friendly teams in fields that influence our future. Do you want to be successful with us? Then, please send us your application: SCHOTT AG, Human Resources, Eva Lemke.

• At SCHOTT, it’s your personality that counts – not your gender, your identity, or origin.