Business Development Manager - Leuven, België - EIT RawMaterials

Beschrijving

EIT RawMaterials, initiated and funded by the European Commission, is the largest and strongest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide.

Its vision is a European Union where raw materials are a major strength.

EIT RawMaterials unites more than 100 partners - academic and research institutions as well as businesses - from more than 20 EU countries.

They collaborate on finding new, innovative solutions to improve the raw materials sector all along its value chain - from extraction to processing, from recycling to reuse.

EIT RawMaterials combines more than 700,000 employees and revenue in excess of EUR 200 billion.

The activities of EIT RawMaterials are executed throughout the European raw materials ecosystem and are driven by six transnational Co-location Centres (CLCs), which are based in France, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, and Finland and headquarters located in Germany(Berlin).

The EIT RawMaterials supports activities that strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship in the raw materials sector.

EIT RawMaterials management team is assisting partners in developing and running projects, and in matchmaking and thematic events that will help our ecosystem to develop new ideas, new networks and new partnerships.

As a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) we partner closely with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a unique EU initiative that spurs innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.

Position:

Within a dynamic regional team covering Germany, Benelux, France, Portugal, UK and Switzerland, we are looking for a
Business Developer (m/d/f) to cover the region of Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders).

The Business Developer (M/F/d) will:

• First contact point with the Raw Materials innovation and industrial ecosystem in this region
• Increase visibility in this ecosystem, particularly to the industry, Start-Ups and SMEs communities
• Promote EIT Raw Material services (access to invest, access to markets, access to talents, access to knowledge)
• Understand partner's challenges and translate them into business opportunities provided by EIT Raw Materials
• Ensure followup on services provided to partners.
• Contribute to events in this or other regions to raise visibility
• Collaborate with other Business Developers across areas, as well as with HQ.

Requirements:


Who are we looking for?
Fluency in spoken and written English is a requirement, and excellent knowledge of Dutch is an important asset.


Other information:

We encourage all kinds of diversity in our team.