Business Development Specialist

We’re looking for a Business Development Specialist to join our Consumer Sales Korea team in Seoul, Korea.

Working for Signify means being creative and adaptive. Our culture of continuous learning and commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that allows you to build your skills and career. Together, we’re transforming our industry.

As the world leader in lighting, we’re constantly ahead of the curve. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we’re breaking new grounds in data analytics, AI, and smart homes, offices, cities and more!

Signify is one of the few companies in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and our next sustainability goals are even bolder: doubling our positive impact on the environment and society by 2025.

As a Business Development Specialist, you’ll be responsible for Identifying and generating new business areas/opportunities through acting as catalyst and initiator of new business development, which contributes to the growth of the business focusing on Hue & Wiz, other connected lighting in Korea.

We’re on the lookout for forward-thinking innovators with a passion for sustainability. If you match this description, get in touch!

What You’ll Do

• Identify and generate new business areas/opportunities through acting as catalyst and initiator of new business development, which contributes to the growth of the business focusing on Hue & Wiz, other connected lighting in Korea.
• Generate new business ideas through independent scouting of internal and external sources, thus adding to the pipeline of unqualified business opportunities, which are out of scope for the existing Business Lines
• Responsible for finding, getting insights in the markets, get customer feedback, learn adapt and implement (within short cycles).
• Determine the attractiveness of identified business ideas and develop compelling business cases, in order to get qualification by management and the necessary budget for further development into a business plan.
• Develop the final business plan, including the implementation (project scope, content, deliverables, milestones, budget), such that management can decide on the project and the financial risks
• Own and manage the first-step-implementation of the final approved business plan, by assembling a project team for the initial phase, plan and organise the project, lead the project team until the agreed milestone has been reached.
• Leads the complete execution of the business plan for a new Business Line into full operation, including cooperation with external partner and development of new sales channels

Your Qualifications

• Min. 3 years and Max. 7 years of experience in business development or customer development areas
• Proven ability in to achieve sales target
• Portfolio management
• Leverages standard practices and encourages cooperation across boundaries
• Proven capacity to connect and influence customer’ s decision making
• Preferred bachelor degree on business or engineering
• Strong interest and knowledge in IoT, smart things

Our candidate profile is just a guide. We know that many talented people only apply for jobs when there is an exact match. If you don’t fit all the criteria but believe this role is for you, we would very much like to hear from you.

What You’ll Get In Return…

We’re offering multiple opportunities for career development, like mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments, with strong international exposure for dynamic profiles. Learning is fundamental to our culture. Through continuous learning, we are transforming the industry. You have the chance to learn every day, acquire new skills and perspectives through customized online programs, and on-the-job experiences.

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