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Umicore

Business Development Engineer

Umicore

. Map the global metal powder market by analyzing trends, technologies, and competitors .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeGrenoble • FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in market analysis, business development, and strategic partnership formation within the metal powder industry. Proficient in project management, data management, and building relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Market AnalysisBusiness Development PlanFluency in French and EnglishProject ManagementData Management

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Hard Skills
Powder MetallurgySales ForecastingOpportunity QualificationFeasibility AssessmentProfitability Analysis
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCreativityCommunication SkillsInterpersonal Skills
Tools & Technologies
CRM SystemDigital Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Engineering Degree in Materials ScienceBusiness School Training
Industry Keywords
Metal Powder MarketStrategic PartnershipsR&D CoordinationSales Pipeline ManagementFunding Opportunities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Map the global metal powder market by analyzing trends, technologies, and competitors
  • Identify priority markets, applications, customers, and geographic regions
  • Develop recommendations and a business development plan
  • Prospect for new customers and partners across Europe
  • Conduct phone/Teams outreach for the rest of the world
  • Understand technical and economic needs
  • Assess potential, feasibility, profitability, risks, and time to market
  • Prioritize opportunities according to defined criteria
  • Translate market needs into value propositions
  • Coordinate R&D, production, quality, marketing, and finance teams
  • Participate in defining products, services, pricing, and business models
  • Build the business case
  • Maintain a structured sales pipeline in a CRM system
  • Track prospects from initial contact through contract signing
  • Define next steps, responsibilities, deadlines, and probabilities of success
  • Prepare sales forecasts and portfolio reviews
  • Build lasting relationships with customers, partners, universities, and ecosystem stakeholders
  • Represent the company at trade shows, conferences, and customer visits
  • Identify potential French and European funding opportunities
  • Initiate strategic partnerships and collaborative projects with industrial and academic ecosystem stakeholders
  • Track performance indicators, including opportunities, conversions, revenue, margin, new customers or markets, and time to first sale

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Engineering degree in materials science, supplemented by business school training
  • Experience in powder metallurgy is a plus
  • Fluency in French and English; knowledge of other languages is a plus
  • Willingness to travel frequently
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Scientific and technical curiosity
  • Creativity and a proactive, solution-oriented approach
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in data management and digital tools
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills
  • Ability to qualify opportunities
  • Skills in project management and financing innovation and industrial development