Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Köln, NRW, Germany
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
Are you enthusiastic about new developments, innovations and trends in the area of industrial projects? What sets you apart is your sense of market developments as well as your analytical and communication skills? Then you've come to the right place! As a Business Development Manager at our locations in Cologne or Düsseldorf, you are part of the dynamic regional sales team. You drive strategic partnerships with our industrial customers and help shape the future of our regional market activities in an entrepreneurial manner.
Responsible for strategic market development and networking with new and existing customers in the sectors belonging to the industry
Development of a market strategy as well as development of recommendations for action and business cases for acquiring new customers and managing existing customers
Placing consulting, management and planning services from the Drees & Sommer Group to existing and new customers, including support in submitting offers and award procedures
Expansion of an association and customer network for selected strategic customers as well as maintenance of relevant data in CRM systems
Creation of market research and benchmark analyzes on trends and innovations, conception and organization of trade fairs and event formats as well as support in the implementation of social media campaigns
Requirements
- Successfully completed studies in a relevant field such as real estate, engineering, business administration or a comparable qualification
- At least 5 years of experience in business development, sales or strategy development and consulting, ideally in construction projects in the industrial sector (e.g. decarbonization and manufacturing processes)
- Experience in market analysis as well as in deriving business strategies and measures for market cultivation
- Fluent German and good English skills
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Strategic way of thinking and a feel for markets and trends
- Proactive approach and high persuasiveness, combined with a self-confident demeanor
Benefits
- To ensure your work-life balance, we offer the option of mobile working
- We promote your professional and personal development through individual training and further education in the Drees & Sommer Academy
- We support your health with a bonus for those who are physically active or a subsidy for EGYM-Wellpass membership
- We promote sustainable mobility with job bike leasing, public transport subsidies or company cars (depending on position)
- Additional attractive offers with discounts in the Corporate Benefits portal. Employee referral program with attractive bonus regulations
- We offer a KITA subsidy to help you combine work and family. We also offer additional services for special private events
About the Company
We get up every morning to create a future worth living for future generations. Depending on the project, we are consultants, implementers – or both – of sustainable, innovative and economical solutions for real estate, industry, energy and infrastructure. In interdisciplinary teams, our more than 6,500 employees at more than 80 locations worldwide support our customers. We think visionary and realistic. We work independently and in a team. With passion and the most modern technologies. We unite. Join us at Dreso and let’s create a world we want to live in.
- Role:
- Business Development Manager (w/m/d) – Industrieprojekte
- Industry Type:
- Real Estate
- Job Type:
- Full-Time
Company profile

Drees & Sommer SE
dreso.comDrees & Sommer SE is a partner-led consulting company that advises on and implements sustainable and economical solutions for real estate, infrastructure, industry and energy. Clients can use it for consulting, implementation or both. Founded in 1970, the company has more than 6,500 employees at more than 80 locations worldwide, working in interdisciplinary teams on thousands of projects.
- Headquarters
- Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
- Founded
- 1970