Job Title: BDM – EU Global Accounts – France
Salary: Highly Competitive Basic + Attractive OTE €
Location: France
Reference: J7041
We have an outstanding opportunity to join a supplier of innovative and sustainable packaging and branding solutions to well-known retailers. This client is more than just a business – it is we a global network of great collaborators, actively engaging with entities that strive to achieve a more sustainable tomorrow. It aims to create solutions to address climate change and to help transition customers from a linear to circular business model.
Candidates must be based in France, and speak French, as well as English.
Your responsibility – what you will do;
General
- Identify new retail leads in the market with global potential
- Create global business opportunities with major retail brands
- Collaborate with local sales teams to agree on the approach of the leads
- Working to carry out client goals while meeting company objectives
- Monitor projects, ensuring key milestones are achieved on time
- Develop and maintain long-term relationships with customers
Project Development / Management
- Develop new projects, products and solutions for existing and new customers
- Generate sales among major EU client accounts across product solution areas
- Full service: Coordinate and manage projects from briefing over artwork and material specification to first sampling and production trial with support from internal colleagues
- Support local Sales Teams to grow global projects
What we are looking for – skills and experience:
- A strategic mindset for business development
- Entrepreneurship and hunter attitude
- Packaging sales and project management experience
- Knowledge of packaging and/or printing technology
- Excellent planning and management skills
- Customer focus and ability to build up a strong relationship with customers
- Excellent team working skills, essential in a global business
- Empathy and self-reflection
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Self-motivated and hands-on attitude, motivation to generate new business opportunities
- IT literate (MS Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, TEAMS, AI)
- Driving license and willingness to travel (occasionally in EU and exceptionally globally)
What our client offers:
- Hybrid work environment
- Work in an international, vibrant and dynamic team.
- Possibility of part time if desired
- Fixed salary + flexible component that is based on business growth and new nominations
- Company car
