Corporate Business Development Mgr.Material Sciences

The Corporate Business Development Manager Material Sciences will support the VPof Corporate Business Development in driving the external growth of the company by establishing business relationships and securing acquisitions and/or alliances with leading companies specifically in the Material Sciences area. This objective will include working with prospective companies to structure collaborative alliances and/or pursuit of acquisition opportunities.

Primary objective is the identification of opportunities within or outside the Corporate portfolio which are not currently represented by the company in the Materials Science area. He/she is responsible for the development and promotion of business cases in respect of such opportunities and the requisite networking to materialize identified opportunities.

The incumbant must be capable of developing a significant business volume of $10 -25 M within 2-3 years.
REQUIREMENTS
B.S./M.S. or Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, or >10 years related business experience, or equivalent combination of experience and scientific education.

General understanding of the NAFTA Materials Science production market, with specific knowledge of at least one sub segment.

Thorough understanding of how to align functional and operational strategies to the overall direction of an organization. Demonstrable experience of visualizing the 'big picture'. Ability to establish business cases and plans by connecting potential opportunities to realized outcomes, anticipating all appropriate intermediate and long range steps (timelines; quality, budget and resource parameters). Knowledge of different business models for analyzing opportunities.

Reasoning ability: Must be well able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to quickly interpret an extensive variety of business and market data.