Business Development Manager - Lithium

The Company

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver solutions based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. These contribute essential properties to customers’ products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

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The Position

Job Summary

As the lithium business development manager, for your perimeter, your role is to:

Take charge of the management of customers and prospects of the customer portfolio for which you are responsible
Drive business & market development within the defined perimeter along the full value chain, including supporting the definition of the specification of the products and their homologation
Define and drive the commercial strategy for your perimeter
Secure customer commitment and commercial conditions during the ramp up of the project

JOB SCOPE/DIMENSIONS

Define Commercial strategy
Secure Customers commitment along the value chain
Participate to the definition of the product specifications

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Hygiene Safety Environment missions: Ensure compliance with safety rules, educate teams on preventive measures to achieve our safety objectives

Define Commercial strategy

Identify actors along the value chain of the products, including the key decision maker
Establish and nurture relationship with assigned customers (management, purchasing, R&D)
Identify sales development / partnership targets, elaborate and implement appropriate development strategy
Propose customer classification and priority targets for future development

Secure Customers commitment along the value chain

Execute the commercial roadmaps defined above.
More specifically securing the long term commitment of customer on key commercial terms (price, volume, quality payment terms) . Contribute directly to the wording of key commercial documents (MOU, offtakes).
Prepare and negotiate the contractual relationship at different levels of maturity during the project to support the commercial roadmap. Lead the definition and fine tuning of the pricing mechanism(s) used by Imerys and how it is linked with Lithium market index(es).
Prepare and lead the regular (year, semester…) negotiation rounds to pass through various inflation / variation on cost drivers (energy, transportation…)
Organize along the value chain (OEM, battery & CAM makers) the proper level of information sharing
Focus on the battery market but also on markets for technical grades in order to find outlets for off-spec or downgraded products, during ramp up phase and afterwards

Participate to the definition of the product specifications

Develop and nurture the relationship between Imerys team and the technical team of the target accounts
Participate to the synthesis and definition of a 360 view of the target specification for the products (including technical aspect, quality, quality systems, logistics..)

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business related field or equivalent experience
Minimum 5 to 7 years experienced as a sales person or key account manager
Proven track record in management of large accounts, related to complex sales with long cycles
Pricing/ Negotiation skills with knowledge of contract management.
Knowledge of the battery market, automotive sectors would be a plus.
Experience in other technical market (aerospace, life sciences) or raw material high value commodities is welcome
English: fluent (international environment) and fluency in French would be a plus
Business acumen and Technical appetite

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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