Business Developer
for the Consumer & Sensory Business Unit
- full time permanent contract-
The company:
As part of Institut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences is dedicated toprotecting consumers’ health throughout the world by delivering a wide range of services to the food & nutrition,cosmetic and pharmaindustries.With over 45 years of experience, and located in 20countries, close to 6,500 employees share our commitment to customer excellence which we sustain by adhering to four core values: excellence, integrity, initiative and accountability.
Biofortis, part of Mérieux NutriSciences Company, has been dedicated to innovation. Biofortis, specialized in product testing, offers a unique multi-disciplinary expertise and a wide range of services in Consumer Research (quantitative and qualitative studies), Sensory Evaluation and Clinical Studies.
Job duties:
As Business Developer, you will report directly to the Sensory & Consumer Business Unit Director and will have the responsibility to develop our offer worldwidethrough the following missions:
- Explain, promote and sell Biofortis services, create commercial presentations
- Identify the priority targets for prospecting, widen the customer portfolio, participate in trade shows and scientific conferences in France, Europe and worldwide
- Enrich the customer/prospects database, by including notions of benchmark and competitors
- In answer to request for proposal, set up and submit technical and commercial propositions in Consumer Research (quantitative and qualitative studies) and Sensory evaluation
- Negotiate and conclude contracts, assure the follow-up of customers, in association with the persons in charge of operations
- Develop the sales and increase profitability, Assure the commercial reporting,
Profile and qualifications:
This position requires
- Autonomy andability to take initiative. All of this in a context which requires reactivity and includes ambitious objectives
- Real motivation for prospection and sales
- English fluent.
- National and international regular travels are to be considered
From a marketing background or from superior scientific education with a specialization in consumer research (sensory evaluation would be appreciated), you had a first professional experience as account manager in the field of consumer and marketing studies and possess a good operational knowledge of consumer research business (> 3years).
Location: Paris or Nantes areas
If you are interested by this position, please send your resume to the following email address:
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