BD Manager

Vantage provides natural solutions for technical performance and marketing needs through a combination of chemistry, application expertise, and service. The company offers a portfolio of formulations, ingredients, and actives based on sustainable oils, fats, and their derivatives, targeting markets such as personal care, food, surface treatment, agriculture, pharma, and consumer and industrial performance.

• Identify, target, and pursue new business opportunities on international markets with a focus on APAC;
• Manage existing customer relationships and expand business within the assigned territory;
• Deliver against pre-set sales and profit targets;
• Lead the full customer contracting process, from prospect acquisition through commercial negotiation to contract close;
• Work with technical, business support, and product management teams to optimize commercial processes;
• Support the development of new business strategies by providing market insights on trends, competitive dynamics, and customer needs;
• Collaborate with Business Development teams across other regions to deliver coordinated customer experience;
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts and ensure data integrity across CRM and reporting tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Chemistry, or a related field;
• Fluent in English;
• 8+ Years of experience in sales and business development, ideally within commodity chemicals, ingredients, or adjacent industries in the personal care and food industry, with focus on vegetable oils;
• Proven experience in account management and business development across international markets, with a focus on APAC;
• Strong achievement orientation, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to results;
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build credible relationships with senior stakeholders;
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate market opportunities into commercial agreements;
• Nice to have: Spanish proficiency.

• Estimated base pay of $80,000 per year;
• Willingness and ability to travel 50%+ of the time.