Business Developments Manager – CASE & Construction

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Company

hirify.global Group distributes specialty chemicals and raw materials across African agricultural and industrial markets, with Multichem Nigeria serving customers through sourcing, technical expertise, and supply chain capabilities.

What you will do

• Develop and expand specialty chemical portfolios for coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and construction applications.
• Identify portfolio gaps, introduce new products and suppliers, and coordinate product launches, commercialization plans, and technical training.
• Build strategic relationships with principals, suppliers, and customer R&D, procurement, production, quality, and management teams.
• Recommend formulation and application solutions, manage product trials, and support technical-commercial development projects.
• Deliver sales, gross margin, pricing, profitability, product mix, and business development targets.
• Maintain the CRM pipeline, track customer projects, and collaborate with supply chain, finance, compliance, customer service, and technical teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science, Industrial Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in specialty chemicals, CASE, construction chemicals, or chemical distribution.
• Strong knowledge of specialty raw materials, formulation principles, and application performance requirements.
• Proven experience in business development, supplier management, key account management, and technical-commercial projects.
• Strong consultative selling, negotiation, communication, relationship management, CRM, forecasting, pipeline management, and reporting skills.
• Results-oriented, proactive, customer-focused, adaptable, organized, and committed to execution excellence.

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification in Sales, Business Development, Commercial Management, or a related field.
• Experience with international suppliers, principals, and manufacturers.
• Exposure to multicultural, fast-growing business environments or West African specialty chemical markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership of a high-growth specialty chemicals portfolio across CASE and construction industries.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in technical sales, business development, and strategic portfolio management.
• Work on customer challenges through innovative chemical solutions with impact across African industries.
• Collaborative, performance-driven environment where initiative, innovation, and results are recognized.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume detailing relevant experience.
• Selected candidates will be contacted by the HR team for an initial conversation.