Global Sales Manager – Advanced Materials

Global Sales Manager – Advanced Materials – Belgium

Have you built new business around performance polymers or advanced materials in technically demanding, application-driven environments such as additive manufacturing, prototyping, tooling or casting?

Our client, an international leader in advanced manufacturing technologies and materials , is looking for a Global Sales Manager to develop new markets and applications for its materials portfolio.

Based in Belgium, this is a highly international and hands‑on business development role combining technical sales, application development and new market creation .

Key Responsibilities

• Global Business Development: Identify and develop new customers, markets and commercial opportunities internationally.
• New Applications & Market Development: Identify new uses for advanced materials across industrial markets.
• Technical & Application Selling: Understand customer technical requirements and work closely with engineering, R&D and application teams to evaluate how materials can address specific performance needs.
• Opportunity Development: Manage opportunities from initial market mapping and technical qualification through material evaluation, trials, specification, commercial discussions and conversion into sustainable business .
• International Customer Engagement: Build relationships with industrial customers, partners, engineers and technical decision‑makers across Europe and other international markets.

Profile

• Proven experience in international B2B sales, business development or market development
• Experience in application-driven industrial environments , ideally involving materials used in areas such as additive manufacturing, prototyping, tooling, casting or other high-performance applications
• Track record of developing new markets, new applications or new business , rather than solely managing an existing customer portfolio
• Comfortable discussing material performance, technical requirements, qualification processes and applications with engineers, R&D teams and industrial customers
• Experience with engineering thermoplastics, specialty polymers, resins, elastomers or similar advanced material systems may be relevant where combined with strong application-development experience
• Willingness to travel internationally

Currently based in Belgium or able to relocate independently (visa/work permit sponsorship is not available for this position).

• €90,000–€110,000 gross annual base salary, depending on experience
• Attractive performance-related bonus
• Company car
• Pension and hospitalisation insurance
• Meal vouchers and additional benefits

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.