Technical Business Development Manager Agriculture Europe
19 days ago
Belper
Travel: 50%& as required to support customer engagements, industry events, and business growth initiatives Job Type: Full-time; hybrid (4d in the office) As the Technical Business Development Manager, Agriculture Solutions, you will play a key role in driving market development, customer adoption, and commercialization of Lubrizol Agriculture Solutions technologies. You will serve as a senior technical-commercial specialist, connecting customer needs, market opportunities, formulation challenges, and Lubrizol technology capabilities to accelerate growth. Working closely with customers, channel partners, Application, R&D, Regulatory, Marketing, and Commercial teams, you will help turn innovation into scalable commercial opportunities. • Lead strategic customer development initiatives that create demand and accelerate adoption of Agriculture Solutions technologies., • Identify, prioritize, and shape technical-commercial growth opportunities aligned with Agriculture Solutions business objectives., • Develop and lead customer co-development programs, translating customer challenges into differentiated technical solutions and commercialization pathways., • Provide technical-commercial leadership across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment between customer needs, innovation priorities, and business goals., • Influence technical validation strategies, application development activities, and customer adoption plans., • Generate and translate market insights into actionable recommendations that support portfolio development, innovation priorities, and go-to-market strategies., • Build and maintain senior technical relationships with key customers, channel partners, and industry stakeholders., • Represent Lubrizol as a technical-commercial subject matter expert through customer engagements, industry conferences, technical seminars, and strategic business discussions., • Share best practices and technical-commercial knowledge across global teams to improve effectiveness and accelerate growth., • Advanced Technical Degree (MSc or PhD) and/or MBA preferred in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy, or a related technical field from an accredited university., • 10+ years of experience in technical, application, technical-commercial, business development, or product development roles within formulation-driven industries such as agrochemicals, agriculture, specialty chemicals, or related markets., • Demonstrated experience working directly with customers and translating technical needs into business opportunities., • Experience supporting commercialization of differentiated technologies., • Proven ability to operate in global, matrixed environments and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority., • Strong technical-commercial expertise with customer-facing experience., • Strategic thinking skills with the ability to identify and shape growth opportunities., • Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills across matrix organizations., • Results-driven mindset with strong business and market acumen., • Advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agronomy, or a related technical field., • Experience in agrochemicals, agriculture-related markets, seed treatment, adjuvants, biologicals, or formulation technologies., • Experience leading customer co-development programs., • Experience supporting commercialization of new technologies., • Experience working with strategic multinational customers., • Understanding of agricultural formulation technologies and application systems., • Experience supporting the development of new market platforms and growth initiatives., • Experience working across multiple regions and cultures. Technical Business Development Manager Agriculture Europe • Hazelwood, DER, GB #J-18808-Ljbffr