Russian-Speaking Business Development Manager – Cosmetic

Russian-Speaking Business Development Manager – Cosmetic & Beauty Ingredients

Location:
Antalya-Adalia, Türkiye Employment Type: Full-time Workplace: Hybrid / International Customer-facing Territory: Baltic States | Moldova | Selected Eastern European Markets Travel: Regular European travel Palomba General Trading LLC is looking for an experienced Russian-Speaking Business Development Manager – Cosmetic & Beauty Ingredients to develop customers and commercial partnerships across Russian-speaking markets in Europe. The role focuses on essential oils, natural aromatic ingredients, cosmetic ingredients and selected flavour/aroma solutions for personal-care applications. We are looking for someone who understands the beauty industry, knows how cosmetic products are developed and can build relationships with manufacturers, brands, laboratories and distributors.

Key Responsibilities
• Develop new cosmetic and personal-care customers across selected European markets.
• Build relationships with cosmetic manufacturers, beauty brands, private-label producers and specialised distributors.
• Identify opportunities for essential oils and natural aromatic ingredients.
• Develop relationships with R&D, Product Development, Procurement and company owners.
• Introduce new ingredients and application concepts to customers.
• Coordinate samples, technical documentation and customer evaluations.
• Identify private-label and product-development projects.
• Develop distributors and local commercial partners where relevant.
• Maintain a structured customer pipeline.
• Travel regularly for customer meetings, exhibitions and industry events. Product Focus
• Lemon essential oil
• Bergamot essential oil
• Orange essential oil
• Mandarin essential oil
• Lime essential oil
• Grapefruit essential oil
• Ylang-ylang
• Vetiver
• Clove
• Ginger
• Nutmeg
• Selected floral and botanical oils
• Natural aromatic ingredients
• Selected cosmetic flavour/aroma solutions Target Applications
• Skincare
• Body care
• Hair care
• Natural cosmetics
• Spa & wellness products
• Soaps
• Shower and bath products
• Lip-care products
• Premium beauty products
• Aromatherapy-inspired cosmetics
• Private-label beauty ranges Candidate Profile
• 5+ years of experience in cosmetics, beauty, personal care, fragrances, essential oils or cosmetic ingredients.
• Fluent Russian.
• Strong English.
• Existing professional network within the beauty or cosmetics industry.
• Experience dealing with cosmetic manufacturers or beauty brands.
• Understanding of R&D, product-development and ingredient-selection processes.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Commercial experience in Eastern Europe or Baltic markets is highly valued.
• Turkish is an advantage but not required.
• Availability for regular international travel. Ideal BackgroundRelevant candidates may currently work as:
• Business Development Manager – Cosmetics
• Key Account Manager – Personal Care
• Sales Manager – Cosmetic Ingredients
• Beauty Industry Business Development Manager
• Essential Oils Sales Manager
• Product Manager – Cosmetics
• Export Manager – Beauty & Personal Care
• Account Manager – Natural Ingredients Experience with cosmetic ingredient suppliers, essential-oil companies, beauty manufacturers or specialist distributors is particularly relevant.

What We Offer
• Attractive fixed salary.
• Strong performance-based commission.
• Responsibility for selected European markets.
• High autonomy in customer and market development.
• International portfolio of natural ingredients and essential oils.
• Direct cooperation with European producers.
• Regular European travel.
• Opportunity to develop a new regional business unit from Antalya. Who We Are Looking ForWe are particularly interested in someone who already understands the Russian-speaking beauty business community in Europe and can identify:
• cosmetic manufacturers;
• skincare and personal-care brands;
• private-label producers;
• beauty laboratories;
• ingredient distributors;
• spa and wellness product companies;
• founders and product-development decision-makers. The ideal candidate combines beauty-industry knowledge, commercial ability and an existing regional network. This is not a generic export-sales position. We want someone who genuinely understands how beauty products are conceived, formulated and brought to market.