Sales & Business Development Manager:

To support our commercial growth objectives and strategic market expansion, we are looking for a highly motivated Sales & Business Development Manager

In this role, you proactively identify new business opportunities in the peptide market, strengthen our commercial pipeline, and drive customer acquisition with a strong “hunting” mindset. You will work closely with our client program managers, technical and operational teams to assess project feasibility, support proposal development, and close commercial agreements that create long-term value.

Key responsibilities:

Deliver against agreed commercial and growth targets

Identify, target, and acquire new customers (including cold outreach and event-based lead generation)

Build and maintain strong long-term client relationships

Prepare commercial proposals and quotations

Negotiate and close customer contracts

Evaluate new project requests in collaboration with technical teams

Develop and execute market-development strategies

Monitor industry trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape

Represent Space Peptides at conferences, exhibitions, and industry events (approx. 50% travel)

Qualifications:

Master of Science in Chemistry, Life Sciences

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Business Development, Sales, Technical-Commercial roles or Client Program Management

Experience in the sales of Products and CRDMO services

Strong background and existing network in the Peptide / CRDMO /Pharmaceutical / Biotech industry preferred

Excellent negotiation and project-management skill

Strong business acumen with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Fluent in English; German is an advantage

Willingness to travel approximately 50%