Victrex is seeking a talented and driven Business Development Manager to join our Sustainable Solutions team, specialising in the Aerospace Sector. This is your opportunity to work with a global leader in high-performance materials, using your deep technical expertise in engineering plastics and composites to solve complex application challenges.

You’ll be at the forefront of innovation, building strategic partnerships with OEMs, Tier 1s, and Specifiers, and driving commercial success across diverse market segments. This role requires a confident communicator who thrives in face-to-face customer engagements and is passionate about shaping the future of aerospace applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Account Development: Build deep customer insight and nurture a pipeline of new opportunities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Influence decision-makers at all levels to create long-term partnerships.
• Lead Management: Convert leads into revenue with advanced technical and regulatory support.
• Customer Insight: Identify and solve both defined and undefined customer needs.
• Market Assessment: Support strategic market assessments and deliver compelling Victrex solutions.
• CRM & Reporting: Maintain accurate pipeline activity for business decision-making.
• Negotiation: Lead or support NDA, LOI, JDA, and sales agreement discussions.
• Collaboration: Partner with Sales and Key Account Managers to ensure successful commercialisation.
• Forecasting: Provide reliable sales forecasts and planning input.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in B2B sales and project management within the aerospace sector.
• Strong technical background in polymer technology, engineering plastics, and composites.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to influence at all organisational levels, including C-suite.
• Consultative sales approach (IMPACT or similar desirable).
• Technical degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to attend regular face-to-face customer visits.
• Fluent in French and English Languages is essential.

Why Join Us?

Join a team of industry experts in a flexible, diverse, and innovative environment. You’ll help shape the future of aerospace applications, drive growth across global markets, and make a lasting impact through sustainable solutions.

About Victrex

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years‘ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders

Vision and culture

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges.

Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change.

As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators … individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset. Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business.

Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We are proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and to be voted as one of the best places to work by ‘The Sunday Times’ in 2024!

Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:

The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.

We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.

We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution, that’s right for you, right from the start!

That email is: enablerecruitment@victrex.com

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE.

At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency or third party.