Business Development & Marketing Support Executive

Eurofins PSS Ireland Ltd; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Plan

Health insurance support

Flexible working options

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Eurofins PSS Ireland Ltd is seeking a Business Development & Marketing Support Executive on a 12-month fixed-term contract in a hybrid role. The role focuses on lead generation, customer engagement, and coordinating marketing campaigns and events.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Business or Marketing, sales experience, strong communication, and time-management skills, plus proficiency in MS Office and CRM systems.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Business, Marketing or related discipline.
• Experience in a sales environment or customer services is required.
• Strong interest in developing a career in sales and marketing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience with CRM systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the generation and qualification of new business leads across target sectors.
• Conduct market research to identify potential customers, trends, and opportunities.
• Assist in building and maintaining an active sales pipeline.
• Support outreach activities (email campaigns, LinkedIn engagement, follow-ups).
• Coordinate and track inbound enquiries and marketing-generated leads.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and assist with marketing content.

Skills

Sales experience

Organisational skills

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Business/Marketing degree

Tools

CRM systems

MS Office

Job description

Business Development & Marketing Support Executive

• Contract

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across its companies around the world.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

The Business Development & Marketing Support Executive will play a key supporting role within the commercial team, contributing to both lead generation and marketing activities. The role is focused on building pipeline opportunities, supporting customer engagement initiatives, and ensuring the effective delivery of marketing campaigns and events.

The role will contribute directly to pipeline development, customer engagement, and the overall growth of the commercial function.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, in a Hybrid job role. Working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday from 09:00 till 17:30.

For this role we are open to considering a flexi/part time position for an experienced sales candidate.

Responsibilities

• Support the generation and qualification of new business leads across target sectors.
• Conduct market research to identify potential customers, trends, and opportunities.
• Assist in building and maintaining an active sales pipeline.
• Support outreach activities (e.g. email campaigns, LinkedIn engagement, follow‑ups).
• Coordinate and track inbound enquiries and marketing-generated leads.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records within the CRM system.
• Support the preparation of sales materials, presentations, and proposals.
• Work closely with the commercial team to support progression of opportunities.
• Coordinate the planning and delivery of client workshops, webinars, and events.
• Manage event logistics including scheduling, invitations, materials, and follow‑up.
• Support the development and distribution of marketing communications and campaigns.
• Manage client surveys, including distribution, tracking, and response collection.
• Compile and summarise customer feedback from events and surveys.
• Assist with website updates, CRM campaigns, and marketing content.
• Support the development of marketing assets such as presentations, case studies, and sales materials.
• Timely follow‑up of enquiries and campaign responses.
• Completion and reporting of customer surveys and feedback.

Qualifications

• Qualification (or equivalent) in Business, Marketing, or related discipline.
• Experience in previously sales role, customer servicesor sales environment is required.
• Strong interest in developing a career in sales and marketing.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience with CRM systems (desirable but not essential).
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive and self‑motivated with a willingness to learn.
• Proactive and solutions‑focused approach.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset.

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

Benefits

• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work ouremployees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We embrace diversity!

Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.