Business Development Manager

Your role
As a Business Development Manager, your mission is to driving new growth initiatives related to Chinese customers’ overseas business expansion. You will report to Business Line Manager, VIN.
You will
1. Market & Growth Development
- Identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities linked to Chinese customers (mainly OEMs, End users, EPCs) expanding into overseas markets.
- Actively engage with Chinese customers to understand their international expansion strategies, pain points, and business models..
2. Customer & Partner Engagement
- Build and maintain senior-level relationships with key Chinese customers and strategic partners.
- Leverage ecosystem partners (local, regional, and global) to enable end-to-end solutions for customers’ international growth.
3. Internal Coordination & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a key coordinator internally including Sales, Product, Operations, Finance, and Regional/Overseas teams.
- Align internally around customer expansion initiatives, ensuring clarity on roles, timelines, and deliverables.
4. Strategy & Execution
- Support the development and execution of China outbound growth strategies in priority regions and industries.
- Contribute to strategic planning, pipeline building, and revenue forecasting related to overseas business.
To succeed, you will need
- We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.
- Bachelor/Master degree in Business, Economics, International Trade or related
- MBA or international education is preferred
- 8+ years in business development, marketing, strategy, consulting, or international roles.
- 4+ years in Industrial markets or vacuum markets
- Proven ability to drive complex opportunities through strong internal coordination and stakeholder influence.
- Experience working in a matrix organization with regional and global teams.
- International exposure (working or studying abroad) is a strong plus.
- Strong business development and opportunity-shaping capabilities
- Excellent internal coordination, communication, and influencing skills
- Strategic thinking combined with sales and development execution
- Excellent communication, teamwork and presentation skill
- Strong customer-facing and relationship management skills
- Fluent in Chinese and English (written and spoken)
- Strong internal alignment and efficient execution across China and overseas teams
In return, we offer
- Culture of trust and accountability
- Lifelong learning and career growth
- Innovation powered by people
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits
- Health and well-being
Job location
On-Site
This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Shanghai, China (CN). You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.
Contact information
Talent Acquisition Team: Alice Jie Chen
About Edwards
Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications.
Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.