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Cognite

Business Development Director – Supply Chain Center of Excellence

Cognite

. Develop and execute a targeted territory strategy to accelerate bookings growth and secure high-impact supply chain clients .

Posted 11/1/2026full-timeRemote • SwitzerlandLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep domain expertise in complex supply chain operations, particularly within Energy, Manufacturing, or Power Utilities. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, sell enterprise software solutions, and quantify ROI for C-suite executives.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Supply Chain Operations ExpertiseEnterprise Software/SaaS Sales ExperienceROI Framework DevelopmentComplex Analytics SellingSalesforce.com Proficiency

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Hard Skills
Sales Strategy DevelopmentROI QuantificationEnterprise Sales Cycle ManagementData Analytics MasteryMachine Learning FamiliarityBusiness Intelligence ExpertiseData Warehousing KnowledgeProduction Operations UnderstandingNegotiation SkillsBookings Forecasting
Soft Skills
Self-MotivationTime ManagementInfluencing SkillsPresentation SkillsVerbal Communication Skills
Tools & Technologies
Salesforce.comHadoopSparkHiveBigQuery
Industry Keywords
Supply ChainManufacturingEnergyPower UtilitiesHigh-Growth Startup Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
BigQueryHadoopSFDCSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and execute a targeted territory strategy to accelerate bookings growth and secure high-impact supply chain clients
  • Prospect and leverage personal networks to generate pipeline and provide commercial insights on optimizing the supply chain value chain
  • Lead extended territory teams, including pre-sales and technical experts, through complex enterprise sales cycles
  • Quantify ROI and present business cases to help enterprise executives justify software investments
  • Work with partners to qualify and progress pipeline and drive joint engagements on qualified opportunities
  • Support Account/Engagement Leaders in negotiating pricing and commercial terms with C-level executives
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Marketing to feed supply chain insights into product strategy
  • Support Account Leaders and First Line Managers with monthly/quarterly bookings forecasting
  • Maintain up-to-date account records in Salesforce.com
  • Drive new Supply Chain business within accounts headquartered in the assigned territory

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Deep domain expertise in complex Supply Chain operations for Energy, Manufacturing or Power Utilities verticals
  • Understanding of Production operations and industry x.0 initiatives
  • Ability to sell value and build quantified ROI frameworks
  • High degree of self-motivation and time management
  • Ability to informally lead and influence cross-functional deal teams
  • Stellar presentation, written, and verbal communication skills tailored for C-suite engagement
  • Proven mastery of selling complex analytics or data platforms, such as AI, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, or Machine Learning
  • Familiarity with modern data architectures and tools, including Hadoop, Spark, Hive, BigQuery, Data Warehouses, and Machine Learning
  • 10+ years of experience in the Manufacturing and broader industrial supply chain environment
  • 7+ years of direct or in-support sales experience selling enterprise software/SaaS to C-level executives, management, and operations
  • Demonstrated history of consistently meeting or exceeding SaaS bookings goals in direct, partner, or channel-based sales models
  • Prior experience operating in high-growth startup environments (Series A, B, or C stage)
  • Bachelor’s degree required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive base + variable compensation
  • 401(k) employer matching
  • Fully covered health/dental/vision/disability premiums
  • Learning stipends
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Catered company lunches
  • High autonomy
  • Culture of speed and openness
  • Social and diversity initiatives (Together@Cognite)
  • Commitment to innovation