Business Development Director EMEA, Cosmetics

<div><div><div><div><h2>Position Summary</h2><p>Location: Remote, Based in France ideally close to an international airport.</p><p>Travel: Up to 50% across EMEA</p><p>Reports to Head of Beauty EMEA & APAC</p><h2></h2><h2>Role Overview</h2><p>The Business Development Director Manager EMEA – Beauty will be responsible for developing Catalent’s Beauty business across the EMEA region. The role combines management of an existing portfolio of approximately 40 Beauty customers, daily commercial, operational and coordination execution, and selective opening of new doors with premium global, regional and national Beauty brands. This is a hands-on, senior commercial role requiring both disciplined account management and targeted business development.</p><p></p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p>Manage and grow a portfolio of existing Beauty customers across EMEA</p></li><li><p>Proactively open doors and develop relationships with global and regional premium priority Beauty brands</p></li><li><p>Identify and qualify new opportunities with national customers where Catalent is not yet present</p></li><li><p>Lead product and commercial proposals, quotations and negotiations</p></li><li><p>Coordinate daily operational topics with internal teams (R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality)</p></li><li><p>Maintain disciplined pipeline management and accurate forecasting</p></li><li><p>Ensure professional, reliable and consistent customer communication</p></li><li><p>Attend tradeshows, exhibitions and congresses across EMEA</p></li><li><p>Travel within EMEA to support business development activities</p></li></ul><p></p><h2>Required Profile</h2><ul><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in business, science, or a related field</p></li><li><p>5 to 10 years of B2B commercial experience, ideally in Beauty, Personal Care, Consumer Health</p></li><li><p>Experience in a CDMO environment is preferred</p></li><li><p>Proven experience managing multiple accounts while developing new opportunities in complex environments</p></li><li><p>Strong understanding of the Beauty / Personal Care customer landscape is required</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously with minimal supervision</p></li><li><p>Strong structuring skills, disciplined pipeline management and reliable forecasting</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication and negotiation skills with senior customer stakeholders</p></li><li><p>Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed and international environment</p></li><li><p>Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus</p></li><li><p>Willingness to travel across the EMEA region</p></li></ul><p></p><h2>Behavioral Attributes</h2><ul><li><p>Highly autonomous and self-organized</p></li><li><p>Structured and disciplined in daily work</p></li><li><p>Emotionally mature and low-ego</p></li><li><p>Pragmatic, reliable and accountable</p></li><li><p>Able to combine operational workload with proactive business development</p></li><li><p>Comfortable working independently in a remote, multi-country environment</p></li></ul></div></div></div></div><p></p><p><b>Catalent offer des opportunités enrichissantes pour faire avancer votre carrière!</b> Rejoignez le leader mondial du développement et de la production de médicaments et aidez-nous à proposer plus de 7 000 produits qui sauvent et améliorent la vie des patients du monde entier. Catalent est une société internationale passionnante et en pleine croissance où les employés travaillent directement avec des sociétés pharmaceutiques, biopharmaceutiques et de santé grand public de toutes tailles pour faire progresser de nouveaux médicaments, du développement précoce aux essais cliniques et à la mise sur le marché. Catalent produit plus de 70 milliards de doses par an, et chacune sera utilisée par quelqu'un qui compte sur nous. Rejoignez-nous pour faire la différence.</p><p>   </p><p>Initiative personnelle. Rythme dynamique. Un travail significatif.</p><p>Visitez <span><a href="https://careers.catalent.com/us/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Catalent Careers</a></span> pour explorer les opportunités de carrière.</p><p></p><p>Catalent est un employeur garantissant l'égalité des chances et ne fait aucune discrimination sur la base d'une caractéristique protégée par la législation locale.</p><p></p><p>Si, en raison d’un handicap, vous avez besoin d'un aménagement raisonnable pour une partie ou plus du processus de candidature ou d'embauche, vous pouvez soumettre votre demande en envoyant un courriel et en confirmant votre demande d'aménagement et en incluant le numéro de poste, le titre et le lieu à <a href="mailto:DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com</span></a>. Cette option est réservée aux personnes ayant besoin d'un aménagement en raison d'un handicap. Les informations reçues seront traitées par un employé de Catalent aux États-Unis, puis acheminées vers un recruteur local qui fournira une assistance pour assurer une prise en compte appropriée dans le processus de candidature ou d'embauche.</p><p><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">    </span></p><p>Avis aux représentants des agences et des cabinets de recherche : Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) n'accepte pas les curriculum vitae non sollicités d'agences et/ou de cabinets de recherche pour cette offre d'emploi. Les curriculum vitae soumis à tout employé de Catalent par une agence tierce et/ou une société de recherche sans un accord de recherche écrit et signé valide, deviendront la propriété exclusive de Catalent. Aucuns frais ne seront payés si un candidat est embauché pour ce poste à la suite d'une recommandation non sollicitée d'une agence ou d'un cabinet de recherche. Merci.</p><p></p><p></p>

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