Business Development Manager

WhyBrilliant is on the hunt for a Business Development Manager in Manufacturing for our client. The role focuses on utilising your existing network in manufacturing to sell AI strategies and products. Your background could include any of these manufacturing areas:

• Automotive
• Heavy machinery
• Aerospace
• Electronics
• Pharma & chemicals
• Food & beverage
• Textiles
• Metal fabrication
• Consumer goods

What are you selling? AI strategies and products for an AI consulting firm.

Who are you working with? Solutions architects who help you scope out a project, and project managers who you hand signed contracts to.

Where is the job? The consultancy is based in Berlin, but the role can be done remotely within DACH.

What's the title? Internally this is a Client Partner (Manufacturing & Industrials) role — we're listing it as Business Development Manager on LinkedIn since that's the title candidates actually search for.

Why this role matters

While industrial companies face immense pressure to adopt AI, most struggle to bridge the gap between proof-of-concept and physical production. In this role, you will build on our existing reference cases in the manufacturing sector, translating industrial pain points into high-impact AI strategies and shaping how the German Mittelstand modernizes its core operations.

What you'll do

You will own the entire lifecycle of industrial client relationships — from initial consultative discovery, through solution design, to delivery handover.

Who this is a fit for

• You have 5+ years of experience in consultative sales, account management, or B2B enterprise technology consulting.
• You possess a deep understanding of manufacturing processes, industrial operations, and German Mittelstand transformation challenges.
• You bring an existing, credible network of relationships within the German manufacturing and industrial sectors.
• You are fully bilingual with professional-level written and spoken communication skills in both German and English.
• You demonstrate a genuine curiosity for emerging AI technologies and their practical, ethical industrial applications.

What it's like to work here

The company fosters an entrepreneurial, high-ownership culture based in Berlin. The environment is characterized by flat hierarchies, highly open feedback loops, and significant flexibility with hybrid/remote working setups across Germany. Team members thrive on autonomy, collaborating closely across cross-functional squads comprising AI strategists, researchers, and delivery leads. Professional growth and knowledge sharing are prioritized through weekly and monthly AI-related events, structured learning budgets, and a strong shared commitment to developing ethical, impactful AI solutions.

The offer

• Access to a high-ownership, collaborative environment at our state-of-the-art offices in Berlin.
• Complete flexibility with hybrid or fully remote working arrangements anywhere across Germany.
• Close collaboration with cross-functional squads of top-tier AI researchers, strategists, and delivery leads.
• Structured personal development support, including a dedicated learning budget and continuous knowledge sharing.
• The chance to work on highly impactful, ethical AI solutions that solve tangible physical-world problems.

This job is hosted on whybrilliant.com. Use your LI profile to register on WhyBrilliant.com and apply for the role directly. You will then chat to the AI-Agent over chat bot or voice to confirm your career details.

Job Ref: WB-133