Business Developer – H/F
At MALHERBE PARIS, our independent creative agency at the crossroads of art and commerce, international leader (Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York) in retail design and digital creation, we work with major global brands on design and retail strategy (Hennessy, Dior, Sephora, L’occitane, Krug, Cartier, etc.). For 28 years, we have been asserting the difference of a French culture and imagining new shopping experiences by combining a creative approach based on elegance, innovation and freedom of expression, applied to a multitude of retail professions: cosmetics, jewellery, department stores, shopping centres, mass distribution, food & beverage, travel retail, etc.
To find out more: https://www.instagram.com/malherbeparis/
We are looking for a Business Developer to join a retail design team and support them in managing their portfolio of existing and prospective clients.
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Role requirements
MISSION :
- Develop a portfolio of prospects and clients
- Achieving sales targets
- Represent the company at trade fairs, exhibitions and events
- Report on the overall activity
Develop a sales portfolio:
- Setting up an action plan in line with the company’s strategy in order to achieve objectives
- Definition and identification of targets for a portfolio of prospects/customers
- Organisation of meetings and customer exchanges. Management of follow-ups and appointments, follow-up
Achieving sales targets:
- Negotiating sales contracts with the best possible offer in terms of costs, quality and deadlines
- Drawing up quotations
Representing the company
- Physical prospecting for new customers, participation in sector-related events and public relations
- Being a quality ambassador outside the agency
- Ensuring agency presentations
Reporting
- Regular reporting to the BU Creative Director (monitoring, briefing and debriefing of ongoing projects…)
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Qualities & characteristics
PROFILE :
- Tenaciousness
- Genuine “hunter’s temperament
- Fluent English is a must