Regional Business Development Manager (Enzymes & Cultures)

Location: Glenmarie, Shah Alam/ Bangkok/ Ho Chi Minh

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Business Development Manager, APAC to lead the growth of our Enzymes & Culturesportfolio across the Asia Pacific region.

This role will drive the strategic development and commercialization of our specialized enzyme and microbial culture solutions, working closely with customers, suppliers, and regional commercial teams to unlock new business opportunities and strengthen Caldic's market position.

The portfolio includes high-performance enzymes and cultures serving key market sectors including food processing, industrial biotech, and home care.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical biotechnology expertise, commercial leadership, and regional business development within one of the world's leading specialty ingredient and chemical distributors.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Business Development & Regional Growth

• Develop and execute regional business development strategies to accelerate growth across Asia Pacific.
• Identify new market opportunities, priority customer segments, and high-growth applications across food processing, flour milling, industrial biotech, and home care.
• Build and maintain a strong opportunity pipeline to deliver sustainable revenue and margin growth.
• Support local commercial teams in developing strategic customer opportunities and expanding existing business.

2. Customer & Commercial Leadership

• Build strong relationships with key regional customers and strategic accounts.
• Position Caldic as a value-added solutions partner by combining technical expertise with commercial insight.
• Lead regional customer projects from opportunity identification through commercialization.
• Support pricing strategies, contract negotiations, and margin optimization in collaboration with commercial teams.

3. Technical & Application Support

• Act as the regional technical-commercial expert for the Enzymes & Cultures portfolio.
• Translate biocatalytic and fermentation functionality into customer-focused solutions that improve product performance, yield, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Collaborate with application specialists and innovation teams to support product development, trial evaluations, and technical problem-solving.
• Promote portfolio strengths including enzymatic activity, stability, consistency, quality, supply reliability, and eco-friendly attributes.

4. Supplier & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships with strategic principals and biotech suppliers to support long-term portfolio growth.
• Align regional business plans with supplier innovation pipelines and commercial objectives.
• Work closely with marketing, supply chain, regulatory, operations, and finance teams to ensure successful execution of regional growth initiatives.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in business development, strategic sales, product management, or regional marketing within the enzymes, cultures, specialty chemicals, or ingredients industry.
• Strong technical understanding of enzyme functionality, microbial cultures, and their applications in food processing, flour milling, industrial biotech, or home care.
• Proven success in developing regional business opportunities and managing strategic customer relationships across Asia Pacific.
• Experience working with international suppliers, principals, and multicultural teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in English; additional Asian languages are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel across the region (approximately 50%).

Competencies:

• Commercially driven with a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to execute and deliver results.
• Able to translate complex technical knowledge into compelling customer value propositions.
• Strong relationship builder with excellent cross-cultural communication skills.
• Collaborative, resilient, and adaptable in a dynamic regional environment.
• Results-oriented with a passion for biotechnology innovation and customer success.

Please note that this is a general description of the role and its requirements. The duties and responsibilities within this role may change over the course of employment at the employer's discretion.

About Caldic

At Caldic, we're a global leader in distribution solutions, serving diverse markets across the world. Joining us means becoming part of an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and innovation-driven team.

We offer:

• Global opportunities with rapid career growth and development
• An inclusive, diverse, and dynamic work environment
• The chance to shape the future of specialty ingredient solutions across industries like food, pharma, personal care, and more

We operate in 43 countries around the world. Our innovative solutions are tailored to meet the needs of industries such as food, pharma, personal care, and industrial markets, ensuring sustainable success for all stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.caldic.com

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