Business Development Manager Life Sciences

About the job

Business Development Manager Life Sciences 100%

Location

Basel

Workload

100%

Start Date

immediately or by arrangement

Is this you?

You don’t just want to sell, but to develop markets and inspire customers?
You recognise business opportunities before others see them, open doors at decision-maker and C-level, and enjoy turning an initial contact into a long-term customer relationship?
Then you are exactly right with us. As Regional Sales Manager Life Sciences, you actively shape the expansion of our Life Sciences business. You win strategically important new customers and develop convincing solutions together with our experts around facility management, workplace, and outsourcing.

What to expect

• You identify attractive business opportunities, win strategically relevant new customers, and position ISS as a strong partner for integrated facility services and workplace solutions
• You independently manage demanding sales projects throughout the entire sales cycle, from the first contact through solution development and negotiation to successful contract conclusion
• You understand the challenges of our customers and conduct confident conversations at decision-maker and C-level. Together with them, you develop future-oriented solutions on topics such as operating concepts, sustainability, cost optimisation, and transformation
• You continuously expand your personal network, develop valuable contacts, and represent ISS professionally at trade fairs, industry events, and networking occasions
• You bring the right people together. Together with experts from Operations, Solutions, and Bid Management, you develop innovative service concepts that convince our customers and are sustainably successful
• You observe market and industry trends, recognise new potentials early, and consistently manage your sales activities data-driven via our CRM

What you bring

• Solid experience in selling complex services or solutions, ideally in facility management and/or the life sciences environment
• Proven success in new customer acquisition, a pronounced hunter mentality, and enjoyment in opening new doors
• You understand complex customer needs and can develop convincing solutions with real added value
• You move confidently at management and C-level and convince through consulting strength, negotiation skills, and entrepreneurial thinking
• Degree or comparable education, for example in facility management, engineering, or business administration. Further training in sales or key account management is a plus
• You work independently, structured, and goal-oriented and are confident with CRM systems and digital tools
• You communicate confidently in German and English. French skills are an additional plus

What we offer you

• Convincing salary package
• A appreciative culture where knowledge and successes are shared
• Attractive ownISS Switzerland pension fund​

Ready for us? We are ready for you.

Every day at ISS Switzerland, we work to ensure that offices, laboratories, airports, production facilities, train stations, schools, and hospitals function and are worth living in. Our more than 14,000 employees create living spaces throughout Switzerland where over a million people feel comfortable and can develop every day.

ISS stands for innovation, service quality, and customer proximity. As a market leader, we offer secure jobs, diverse development prospects, and a corporate culture characterised by appreciation, lived occupational safety, and responsibility – visible in five programmes, over 200 training and further education opportunities, as well as the consistent use of sustainable products and solutions.

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Dear recruitment agencies: For this position, we only consider direct applications. Thank you very much.
Please note: We gladly accept applications by post, but documents will not be returned.

Your contact

Judith Mahl
People & Culture Business Partner
Phone: 058 787 85 13

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