Business Development Manager

About Company:

Job Title:

Business Development Manager- Korea                                                                     

About the Company

The company is a global provider of market intelligence and data-driven insights for the energy, petrochemical, and commodities industries. Its mission is to bring transparency to complex global markets and support companies in making informed, strategic, and sustainable business decisions. The organization delivers trusted pricing data, market analysis, forecasts, news, and supply-and-demand intelligence to customers across global value chains.

Location

Korea, Seoul (Yongsan-Gu)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Business Development Manager – Korea to support revenue growth across both new and existing clients in the Korean market. This role is a commercial-facing B2B role focused on introducing market intelligence solutions to customers, understanding their business context, and helping them leverage data and insights for better decision-making. While sales execution is an important part of the role, this position goes beyond simple product selling and requires the ability to communicate market and industry perspectives in a clear, logical, and value-driven way.

Key Competencies:

Main Responsibilities

1. Business Development & Client Expansion

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the Korean market

• Engage with prospective and existing clients to understand their business structure, challenges, and decision-making processes

• Support account growth across new and existing customers through long-term relationship building

2. Value-Based & Solution-Oriented Engagement

• Introduce the company’s market intelligence products and services by linking data and insights to customer business objectives

• Ask thoughtful and structured questions to understand customer needs, purchasing dynamics, and contracting processes

• Support commercial discussions and handle objections in a professional and consultative manner

3. Client Relationship Management

• Build trusted relationships with clients as a long-term business partner

• Communicate complex market information in a clear, structured, and compelling way

• Support account renewals and expansion opportunities over time

4. Sales Process & Internal Collaboration

• Maintain accurate customer and opportunity information in Salesforce and related CRM systems

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure high-quality customer engagement and delivery

• Contribute to a collaborative and responsible sales culture within the Korea team

An Ideal Candidate:

Required Qualifications

·        5+ years of experience in B2B sales, business development, account management, or a related commercial role

·        Experience engaging with customers in Korea-focused B2B environments

·        Strong communication and negotiation skills, with confidence in both phone-based and face-to-face discussions

·        Ability to understand customer business structures and explain value propositions in a logical and structured way

·        Business-level English proficiency and native-level Korean

Preferred Qualifications

·        Background or exposure to chemical, petrochemical, energy, or related B2B industries

·        Experience or interest in data, information services, or SaaS-type business models

·        Experience working in large or structured organizations, which may support process understanding and cross-functional collaboration

·        Ability to think beyond individual accounts and approach conversations from a market or industry perspective

·        Consistent work attitude, strong sense of responsibility, and ownership mindset

Contact

Sung Joon Kim/김성준 Manager 010-8285-4369/sungjoon.kim@adecco.com