Job General scope:

Our client is looking for a Deputy Managing Director – Commercial - Nanotechnologies - Advanced Materials - Greater China

The Deputy Managing Director - Commercial should have :

• High commercial intellect to accelerate business relations with its existing clients.
• Engagement leadership to guide the team of talented, highly motivated salespeople with strong industrial background, and to fine-tune business processes with local distributors and production partners
• Strategic vision to do a deep-dive in the market of advanced materials, prepare a game-changing sales plan, and make it happen, relying on capacities of the company’s state-of-the-art R&D and technical support center in Shanghai

The successful candidate will join a dynamic and international team, based in Shanghai (or possibly in the other offices in Shenzhen or Hong Kong).

He/she will report to the Managing Director of Commercial for Greater China.

Main achievements/Missions/Objectives:

• Manage and lead the sales team with a key focus on battery applications.
• Manage a project pipeline of short, medium, and long-term opportunities spanning multiple states, project types, and markets.
• Work closely with key distributors and key accounts, develop the relations with high level management of key accounts.
• Lead the sales cycle, including deal origination, project development management, contract negotiation and closing a targeted product volume and/or revenue each year (quota bearing).
• Identify market trends and development opportunities for new product introductions, coordinate those effort with technical and R&D team.
• Provide reporting to management as and when required

Qualification requirements:

• Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Engineering degree
• 10-12 years minimum work experience in Li-ion battery market related positions in sales/marketing/product development.
• Experience in sales, business development, and/or other customer-facing roles
• Experience managing cross-functional projects in fast paced, dynamic settings
• Excellent communication skills- both internal and external facing.
• Working knowledge of battery technology and automotive industry
• Team leading experience not less than 2 years
• Deep passion for accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy
• Fluency in Mandarin and English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to travel up to 60% of the time