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Join Avantor as a Global Account Director and lead strategic growth across our most valued global partnerships in the life sciences, biotech, and advanced manufacturing sectors. This high-impact role is ideal for a seasoned commercial leader with experience in global account management, cross-functional collaboration, and customer-centric strategy. You’ll serve as the executive point of contact for key accounts, driving alignment across geographies and functions to deliver exceptional value, margin growth, and customer satisfaction.
Job Responsibility:
Lead global account strategy, ensuring alignment across sales, supply chain, pricing, and contract teams
Drive growth in a matrix-selling environment through collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers
Serve as the executive liaison for global accounts, managing communications, performance metrics, and strategic initiatives
Develop and execute pricing and margin strategies in partnership with finance and procurement
Negotiate favorable terms with manufacturers and channel partners
Deliver impactful presentations and lead contract proposals for new and existing opportunities
Advocate for customer needs internally, ensuring timely resolution and long-term alignment
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
advanced degree or industry certifications (e.g., APICS, Six Sigma, MBA) preferred
7+ years of sales leadership in a global, matrixed environment
Proven success managing executive-level customer relationships and leading cross-functional teams
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence across legal, finance, operations, and technical functions
Expertise in pricing strategy, contract negotiation, and vendor management
Skilled in leading presentations, proposal development, change management and driving strategic initiatives
Global market awareness and cultural fluency in customer engagement
Up to 50% travel required
Nice to have:
Experience in life sciences, pharma, biotech, or specialty chemicals
Experience with multi-supplier/channel distribution or scientific supplier networks
Exposure to CDMO, CRO, capital equipment, or regulated environments
Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, Dynamics), forecasting tools (e.g., Power BI), and global compliance standards (e.g., GMP, ISO)