North America Business Development Manager

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INVISTA is seeking a North America Business Development Manager to join our team. The North America Business Development Manager will be responsible for developing and executing the commercial strategy to grow the CORDURA military, law enforcement, and tactical business in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada markets. This manager will build a strong understanding of market needs to inform solution development. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build long-lasting customer relationships and drive innovation to create virtuous cycles of mutual benefit. Successful candidates will have a strong sense of urgency, the ability to manage competing priorities, and a strong economic thinking and entrepreneurial mindset. If this sounds like a role for you, we have a fantastic opportunity at INVISTA's Kennesaw, GA location.

Our Team

For over 50 years, CORDURA brand fabrics have empowered end-users to boldly take on their world. From mountain summits to city streets, the world's leading brands in the outdoor, workwear, and bag/pack industries as well as the world's leading militaries look to CORDURA for best-in-class fabric performance. Brands such as The North Face, Carhartt, Reebok, Levi's, Crye Precision and many more depend on our fabrics to get the job done. We are constantly focused on the innovation and transformation of the CORDURA fabric portfolio to increase the value we bring to our customers and partners. That is why we are looking for a North America Business Development Manager to join us on the journey.

What You Will Do

• Develop relationships and networks within the value chain, military, and government organizations to understand unmet needs, current/future contract solicitation requirements, and set strategy to profitably advance INVISTA''s product and technology portfolio
• Follow current military program execution by working through the entire value chain, fiber to end-user. Look for windows of opportunity and potential derailers for our offerings and services
• Develop a Point of View of competitive landscapes and next generation military products and services to identify where INVISTA can add value and offer solutions
• Advise the Commercial team on price strategies to set premiums on differentiated products
• Lead efforts with the Technical, Commercial, and Marketing teams to develop business and marketing plans to launch new products
• Work with CORDURA Marketing Director/Team to provide co-op marketing support for strategic brand and value chain partners
• Recommend and execute rapid experiments aligned with overall business vision & strategy to test value-in-use for CORDURA and identify future growth opportunities

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or higher in textiles, engineering or business/financial discipline
• Experience working with U.S. military specifications, procurement and/or new product development
• Experience in textiles at the fabric manufacturing, design, or development level
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including some international travel
• This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in value selling in business development or sales
• Experience developing and executing growth strategies to achieve quantifiable commercial successes engaging a cross-functional team
• Experience using military or law enforcement equipment

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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