Business Development Manager (Surface Finishing)

Location: United States of America; preference for candidates located in or near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Frequent travel to customer sites, industry events, and MKS facilities is required, with up to 50% travel.

Salary: $115,000–$150,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global develops technologies and solutions for industrial, chemical processing, manufacturing, and related applications.

What you will do

• Develop and execute business plans to grow sales, profitability, and market share across assigned product lines and market segments.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities through customer engagement, market analysis, and relationship management.
• Build relationships with customers, applicators, industry partners, and decision-makers while supporting product approvals and qualifications.
• Provide technical sales support, product recommendations, troubleshooting, and solutions for customer process issues.
• Gather market intelligence and competitive insights, prepare technical reports, and maintain product documentation.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, Sales, Technical Service, Product Management, Business Technology Teams, and Operations; conduct customer visits, presentations, training, and technical reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering, materials science, or a related technical field, or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in business development, technical sales, product management, surface finishing, electroplating, chemical processing, or related markets.
• Strong technical knowledge of surface finishing, plating processes, chemical technologies, and related applications.
• Demonstrated success in business development, sales growth, customer relationship management, and technical problem-solving.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, CRM systems, and other business management tools.
• Excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position with health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• Paid holidays, sick time, paid vacation, and parental leave.
• Adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
• Work may take place in offices, laboratories, manufacturing facilities, and customer environments, including chemical processing settings with applicable safety requirements.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available for qualified candidates.