Assistant manager Business Development
SEKISUI S-LEC
Your Mission
Imagine walking into a design review with a premium automotive brand and presenting a prototype of laminated glass featuring new innovations. You sparked the idea months earlier during a networking lunch, guided it through rapid PDCA sprints with our EU and Japan R&D teams, developed proof-of-concept parts with a glass partner, and are now leading the project towards business nomination.
That’s the daily arc of this role.
- Customer management: influence across design, NVH and glazing; pitch use cases; and nurture the project pipeline until the start of production.
- Strategy and research: track megatrends in automotive or architectural glazing, such as EV roofs, acoustic comfort, solar control and displays. Frame business cases and align with the R&D, Sales, Technical Service and Global Marketing teams.
- Action and execution: lead prototyping, external partnerships, vehicle tests and digital and conference promotions that prove value quickly.
Your goal is to convert marketing curiosity into business that showcases the multifunctional edge of S-LEC™ film, thereby extending our leadership in laminated glass technology.
Who We Are: “Make the NEW” with the World’s PVB Interlayer Leader for Laminated Glass
For over 60 years, SEKISUI S-LEC has been at the forefront of PVB interlayer film technology, transforming glass into a platform for safety, design and sustainability. Today, our S-LEC™ film is used in laminated glass in automotive and architecture for various purposes, such as blocking UV rays, reducing noise, preventing solar heat gain, enabling clear head-up display images and creating stylish colour gradients.
Our action slogan, “Make the NEW,” captures how we work: fast experimental loops, cross-border collaboration and the courage to connect ideas, people and industries.
Join a team where Service, Speed and product Superiority (the 3 S’s) are more than words – they are the KPIs we measure every prototype, customer visit and market analysis against. Here, business development is not a hand-off function; it is the engine that drives “the NEW” from first sketch to serial production.
The Challenge You Will Own
As one of new Business Development Assistant Manager you will be the bridge between inspiration and business:
- Create and grow customer accounts: map decision makers in automotive brand departments, such as Glazing, Design and NVH or architecture companies; spark concepts; lead them to business nomination.
- Run fast PDCA loops: from quick market sensing to proof-of-concept prototypes, vehicle tests and promotions.
- Shape strategy: create business plans with internal colleagues and track progress, making early adjustments if necessary.
- Partnerships externally: expand our networking in the market and enhance our prototyping and promotional capabilities.
- Tell the story: encourage customers to choose our solutions by delivering conference talks, providing demonstrations and showcasing our products in virtual showrooms.
What Success Looks Like in 12 Months
3 new projects with customers, entering vehicle prototyping stage │ 1 co-marketing showcase vehicle on the event│ Strategy that unlocks a new innovative development in SEKISUI S-LEC.
The Experience & Mindset You Bring
- Active, earnest ownership: You chase info, involve others, finish what you start.
- Grit & goal focus: Long development cycles need stamina.
- Rapid PDCA: You iterate hypotheses daily, not yearly.
- Fluent English; good German a big plus: >50% of projects in German customers.
- Logical communicator: Earn customers’ trust and speed up decision-making by challenging assumptions and presenting data-driven arguments.
- >8 years B2B/business-creation experience: Preferably in automotive, chemicals, materials, or mobility tech.
- Valid EU driving license & travel readiness: Customer visits, test drives, trade shows.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Rock-solid footing: as part of the SEKISUI CHEMICAL Group, one of Japanese plastic engineering company, which has an annual turnover of >75 billion euros, we invest in R&D and expand our workforce, even during periods of market instability.
- A truly global cockpit: collaborate with teammates around the world and see your designs incorporated into vehicles sold on three continents.
- Dynamic, tangible impact: prototype, vehicle test, nominate for SOP—the product you propose can appear in dealership showrooms. Few business-development roles let you point at a car and say, “I made that happen.”
- Inclusive culture: diverse team where every voice shapes roadmap.
- Hybrid set-up: 1.5 days per week home, 3.5 days per week where the action is (Roermond, Customers, Partners, Trade fairs).
- 36.5 days of flexible paid leave: Plan deep work weeks, long trips or school events in the middle of the day— total autonomy over your calendar will boost your creativity and well-being.
- Personal growth: Your learning journey is your work; lead projects from initial ideas to business success.
Information & recruitment
- You can send your application and resume to: hr@s-lec.nl.
- For questions concerning the procedure you can contact the HR department.
For more information about our company, please refer to our website: www.s-lecfilm.com.
