Business Development Manager

Listgrove Ltd; France; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five Decades of Market Intelligence

Unrivalled Industry Networks

Recognised International brand

HR Qualified Professionals

Job summary

Listgrove Ltd is looking for a Global Operations Director to lead business development in the medical/healthcare plastics industry. The successful candidate will have a strong background in sales, extensive knowledge of industry requirements, and the ability to drive strategic initiatives to enhance customer relations and market presence. This role is critical for developing new applications and ensuring continuous service for existing clients, with significant interaction with major producers. Candidates must be fluent in English and possess a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in sales, business development, product management or a comparable position.
• Strong understanding of segment requirements (technical aspects, legal requirements, regulatory) preferable.

Responsibilities

• Develop new applications with medical/healthcare customers to build a development pipeline.
• Drive and implement market segment strategies.
• Active sales engagement with customers, focusing on potential developments.
• Provide continuous technical and commercial service for existing customers.
• Participate in industry fairs and represent the company.

Skills

Business fluent English skills

In-depth industry knowledge of medical/healthcare segment

Technical aspects understanding

Education

University degree in plastic, mechanical engineering, processing or related technical field

Tools

MS-Office

CRM tools

Project Management tools

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Listgrove Ltd

Global Operations Director - Executive at Listgrove Limited

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Medical/Healthcare – plastics industry

Based in France

Job ref: CST/64126

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Company:

We proud to be retained by one of France’s leading polymer distributors - to appoint an experienced and highly driven commercial professional with extensive knowledge of the plastic medical/healthcare injection molding market. This could come from working with an OEM that produces products for the sector or for an injection molding manufacturer that specialises in the medical/healthcare segment.

The company is a successful subsidiary of a major European plastics distributor that has long standing and well developed relationships with prominent producers. You will be working with one of the largest and most renowned producers of high performance polymers as a principal partner.

The Role:

• Develop new applications with medical/healthcare customers to build a development pipeline and generate future revenue
• Drive and implement market segment strategies in the field of responsibility
• Active sales engagement on customers which do have a clear segment focus, and which have potential for developments, including identifying and reaching out to new customers and building long-term customer relationships
• Provide continuous technical and commercial service for existing customers, focusing on maintaining and expanding the running business
• Initiate developments and promote the segment specific offering
• Participate in industry fairs, conferences and other relevant events to represent the company and stay updated on market trends and competitor activities
• Identify market trends and develop new business opportunities along the value chain within the medical/healthcare market segment
• Collect and report valuable customer insights, such as organization of the customer, decision makers, consumption data, applications, competition, customers of the customers and if the customer belongs to an international group
• Work closely with the Product Manager to develop a comprehensive product portfolio for the segment and identifying products for addition
• Work closely with Product Marketing to effectively position products for the defined market segment

The Person:

• Ideally university degree in plastic, mechanical engineering, processing or related technical field
• Several years of professional experience in sales, business development, product management or a comparable position
• In-depth industry knowledge of the medical/healthcare segment
• Strong understanding of segment requirements (technical aspects, legal requirements, regulatory) preferable
• Business fluent English skills
• MS-Office, CRM and Project Management tools know-how

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application

To apply please contact Conrad Taylor

0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?

• Five Decades of Market Intelligence
• Unrivalled Industry Networks
• Recognised International brand
• HR Qualified Professionals

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

Throughout 2025, you can meet with Listgrove at the following exhibitions:

Packaging Innovations, JEC World, European Coatings Show, Plastics Live UK, The advanced materials show UK, Kunststoffenbeurs, K2025

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Plastics Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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