Assistant Manager - Business Development, Composites India
At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at J&P Coats. IN.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Find and develop new opportunities across selected industries and applications in India
- Build customer, industry-partner, and stakeholder relationships that support strategic growth
- Take commercial projects from the initial concept through market launch
- Work with R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Marketing to commercialize new solutions
- Maintain a strong opportunity pipeline and share market, customer, and competitor insight
What you bring
- At least five years in business development, strategic sales, or techno-commercial work
- A record of profitable growth through new markets, customer wins, and strategic partnerships
- Experience managing complex sales opportunities through commercialization and extended buying cycles
- Strong negotiation, commercial judgment, and stakeholder influence across decision-making levels
- Professional English communication, presentation, and relationship-building ability
Who this fits
You’ll suit a strategic business development professional who can build partnerships and turn market opportunities into revenue. The role involves global, multicultural, and cross-functional collaboration, plus travel of up to forty percent. An engineering or materials-related education and relevant industrial contacts would strengthen your profile.
From the employer
Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment.
Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and speciality threads.
Role Purpose
We’re looking for an entrepreneurial business development leader to drive the expansion of Coats Composites into new markets, applications, and growth segments across India. As Business Development Associate Manager, you will be responsible for identifying and developing strategic growth opportunities, building high-value customer partnerships, and translating market potential into sustainable revenue streams. Working closely with customers and cross-functional teams, you will play a key role in accelerating business growth, contributing approximately $2 million in sales, and strengthening Coats' presence across both established and emerging markets.What you will do
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across targeted industries and applications.
- Build strategic relationships with customers, industry partners, and key stakeholders.
- Lead commercial development projects from concept through commercialization.
- Collaborate with R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Marketing to bring innovative solutions to market.
- Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of strategic growth opportunities.
- Provide market, customer, and competitive insights to support business and portfolio strategy.
- Negotiate commercial agreements and long-term partnerships.
What we are looking for
- +5 years of experience in business development, strategic sales, or techno-commercial roles, preferably within composites, advanced materials, technical fibres, or related industries.
- Proven track record of driving profitable growth through new market development, customer acquisition, and strategic partnerships.
- Experience leading complex opportunities from opportunity identification through commercialization within long and multifaceted sales cycles.
- Strong commercial, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to influence decision-makers at multiple levels.
- Demonstrated success working across global, multicultural, and cross-functional environments.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills in English.
- Willingness to travel up to 40%.
- Engineering or Materials Science background and an established network within relevant industrial sectors are considered strong advantages.
Who you are
You are a strategic and results-oriented business development professional with a passion for identifying growth opportunities and building long-term partnerships.Not this one either?
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