Business Development Manager

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At Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL), we lead the way in scientific analysis, research, consultancy, and training. We provide services to the food, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods industries, as well as our parent company, Mondelez International. RSSL is dedicated to delivering world‑class scientific solutions and outstanding customer service.

If you are passionate about driving innovation and making a real impact, RSSL is the place for you!

Reading Science Centre is the Global Science Centre for Mondelez International. In addition to providing research and scientific services to its parent company, it also provides a range of scientific services to other companies operating in the food and Life Sciences industries.

RSSL UK total sales is $55MM, rising c5-10% pa. and employs over 370 people.

As a Core BD/AM Manager, you will be part of the commercial Life Science team and jointly responsible for ensuring RSSL maximises sales, reputation and customer experience across the diversity of services offered in order to achieve the annual sales target and the annual growth target in Ireland.

In this ‘hands‑on’ role, the Core BD/AM Manager Life Sciences - Ireland is the key interface between Commercial, Operations, and the Customer and will be a senior commercial services lead based in Ireland. The role reports to the Head of the Commercial Life Science Team.

• Achieve the annual Life Science sales targets by maximising existing client upsell/cross‑sell opportunities to both current and additional worldwide client sites, develop the BD strategy for Ireland with the Commercial Lead, and execute the strategy with the team.
• Ensure our service offerings and the commercial connection between RSSL and the client is customer and industry‑centric. Seek new sales opportunities and lead with operations, marketing, and the wider commercial team to deliver a complete service offering to the market.
• Analyze, innovate and create a plan for engaging the target market, identify, prioritise and lead sales growth, and lead and support the team through external events, client contact activity, create and nurture client relationships, and partnership programming.
• Manage major proposals, identify potential clients, track, build relationships and close sales opportunities.
• Act as the central point of contact for your accounts and connect with operations and technical experts to maximise client opportunities through your business development activities.
• Undertake regular tactical planning cycle with territorial reviews, working closely with the team to create your and the team's sales pipeline and automate workflows in our CRM.
• Horizon Scanning 1yr, 3 yrs, 5 yrs, searching for new service offerings that complement our current service offering and determine the potential size of the market and timings; in conjunction to developing our external clients innovation funnel and seeking approval for funding.
• Actively engage in professional industry bodies. Network and present back findings to the commercial lead, technical, and leadership team. Identify new seminars/events where our technical experts can present or you can attend to foster existing and new client relationships.

• Educated to degree or professional qualification standard within pharmaceutical industry with GMP understanding.
• Intermediate level for MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Hands‑on experience with CRM and laboratory reporting tools.
• Proven communication and negotiation skills.
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to create reports and conduct performance analyses that support the delivery of business SLAs.
• Ability to maintain calmness whilst multitasking with several stakeholders and re‑prioritise in changing environments.
• Good communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt personal style to colleagues preferences and translate the departmental impacts to all levels of the business.
• Process management –…