Business Development Manager - Pharma

Title: Business Development Manager - Pharma

Location: Home Based, GB, TBC

Company Name: Univar Europe Ltd.

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Business Development Manager, Excipients & Actives

Location: UK / EMEA

Do you have a true passion for the Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Industries and for delivering world-class business development opportunities for our customers and suppliers? Are you looking for an extremely rewarding position within a focused industry, which will further develop your industry knowledge, communication, and relationship-building skills?

We are currently looking for a competitive and talented technical business development professional with a strong background in pharmaceutical excipients and/or nutraceutical applications and formulations who likes to surpass goals and excel in a challenging environment. The role will primarily focus on promoting Univar Solutions and its excipient and actives portfolios into the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries across EMEA.

What you will do:

1. Initiate, develop, and close new excipient and actives opportunities within the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, primarily collaborating with the customer’s R&D and business development teams.
2. Assist and provide excipient and actives product recommendations and technical and formulation support to our customers.
3. Support customers using Univar Solutions excipient and actives portfolio during their entire R&D/product development cycle.
4. Develop, recommend, and help lead market strategies based on ingredient product lines.
5. Create, lead, and provide industry-specific technical product and application training for internal and external teams.
6. Develop necessary tools and initiate activities for the field organization (e.g. sales literature, technical content, training seminars, etc.)
7. Conduct technical sales calls and actively grow the territory to enhance Univar Solutions position within each account.
8. Generate industry reports, keep abreast of product and industry trends, and provide corrective actions recommendations where appropriate and applicable.
9. Continually work with the Pharmaceutical Marketing team to publish thought-leadership content, tradeshow presentations, and assist in generating industry-specific marketing materials.
10. Actively promote product lines by frequently meeting customers in person and virtually to develop new business opportunities.
11. Collaboration with Univar Solutions application laboratories (mainly Essen, Germany) to determine and develop new business opportunities and to utilise this resource to optimum effect.
12. Share responsibility for achieving financial targets for the assigned areas.
13. Communicate with other internal business units to support lead generation programmes that drive sales.
14. Actively communicate qualitative and quantitative updates utilizing company CRM tools (Sales Force) and managing your own opportunity pipeline.
15. Participate, network, and contribute to industry conferences, tradeshows, and supplier visits.
16. Demonstrate commitment to safety, both personal and for that of your colleagues.
17. Other duties as required.

What you will require:

1. 5+ years of experience in excipient and actives applications, formulations, manufacturing, and/or technical focus in the pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical industries with a proven history of success preferred.
2. Bachelor’s degree (Chemistry, Pharmacy or Life Sciences preferred).
3. Strong technical knowledge in pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical formulations and applications preferred.
4. In-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical product life cycle and drug development cycle.
5. Demonstrated experience with a passion for monitoring industry emerging trends.
6. Must be able to work with an elevated level of autonomy and independence.
7. Strong people skills to build and leverage strong working relationships internally and externally across a diverse stakeholder network.
8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills – fluent in English is essential.
9. Effective initiative-taker with an affinity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
10. Excellent ability to understand, analyze and communicate complex scientific and technical information.
11. Be a visionary and bring creativity and innovation to the team, improve performance and spur change.
12. Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time, mainly EMEA. Travel may vary in frequency and duration.
13. Experience and ease in navigating regulated markets.
14. Must have strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (oral and written).

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives - from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 10,000 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.