Business Development Manager

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas, and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress, and to create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today's and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals, and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, and water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social, and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to a safer, cleaner, and more sustainable future.

**We are looking for**
- A Business Development Manager to join Solvay's Silica Business Unit Strategic Marketing team

**We count on you to**
- Marketing
- Coordination and improvement of our market intelligence practices
- Structure, analyze, and deliver competitive landscape analysis
- Lead market trend monitoring in close interaction with the commercial, and the Research & Innovation teams
- Implement new tools/methods to improve the market intelligence practice
- Development and update of the short and midterm market demand forecasts (market demand modeling, detailed analysis of customer publications, interaction with key stakeholders to forecast emerging trends and market pull dynamics)
- Support the Product and Asset Management function to implement internal processes (pricing toolbox, contracting guidelines, forward costing, et al)
- Lead internal profitability analysis in coordination with Finance, Business, Industrial, and Product and Asset Management
- Manage the operational marketing activity including the communication plan for our key markets (promotional events, trade shows, GBU key presentations, value proposition for Sales teams, et al)
- Development
- Evaluate business opportunities in coordination with Commercial, Industrial, and R&I teams to develop and support the prioritization of business cases.
- Support identification and screening of new circular feedstocks (trend monitoring, identification of relevant feedstock, contact with potential partners, et al)
- Midterm roadmap
- Contribute actively to the development and deployment of the GBU Value Creation Plan

**You can count on us for**
Value for you
- Global transversal exposure to Commercial, Industrial, and Research & Innovation teams
- Experience within multiple market segments, including tire, food, feed, oral care, battery separator, et al with a strong focus on sustainability
- Exposure to GBU's top management

**You will bring**
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Marketing, Business, or Engineering. Prior experience as a Business Analyst experience is a plus

Technical skills
- Fluency in English is mandatory. French is a plus

**You will get**
- 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
- Free language courses (24 languages available)
- Training platform for all employees
- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

**Additional information**
- Location: Lyon, France; Brussels, Belgium; Princeton, NJ (USA)
- Hybrid work model

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**Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas, and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated and has equal opportunities to work, grow, and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability, or identity - to consider a future with us.