Business Development Manager responsible for product roadmap and business development in steel casting segment at Calderys Group. Leading initiatives for optimizing profit pools and assessing market opportunities.
Responsibilities
Articulate costs structure and key capacity requirements for industrial / process initiatives aiming at enabling the “Product” roadmap proposed by Marketing
Assess the profitability of key production circuits and assets. Propose Profit optimization actions
Alongside Marketing: assess product rationalisation opportunities to drive profitable growth or optimise the profit pool
Ensure efficient sharing of information between Operations and Segments within the BA and across BAs on critical issues for “Product” growth and profitability: new product development, Capex, Quality, Regulatory
Conduct financial, product, market, and operational research/analysis to support the Business Planning function
Play a key role in translating plant balance issues in business opportunities and risks
Support sourcing strategy for the Product in coordination with Purchasing
Responsible for regulatory watch and for maintaining all documentation related to the Product Technical sales
Participate in key clients' discussions for technical sales and lead the full process for those large accounts/ opportunities (opportunities identification, trial management, qualification process) and measure the success of opportunities pursued
Potentially act as technical director for selected Global key accounts to define a technical strategy with the customer and coordinate all technical efforts
Customer Innovation
Analyse the performance of developments and identify and implement improvements
Management of significant customer quality issues
Directly manage issues with large accounts if necessary (customer interaction, solutions identification and implementation)
Monitor the occurrence of significant quality issues and develop and implement corrective plans if necessary
Requirements
Engineering Degree with specialization in Ceramic/ Chemical /Metallurgy
Minimum 15 years of experience in refractory and casting product marketing
Application of refractories in steel plants, especially in Steel making area
Expert Knowledge of Steel making process
Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment
Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability
Effective Negotiation skills
Project management skills
Effective Communication Skills
Strong Analytical skills
Excellent planning and organisational skills
A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible
Highly motivated, results oriented, driven
Capable of handling multiple priorities
Able to generate multiple solutions of problem in order to troubleshoot them effectively
Drive Improvement
Able to collaborate with external and internal customers / stakeholders
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