Business Development Manager - Government Inspection Services
Job Summary
Location: France
Today's pioneering. Tomorrow's opportunities.
What if your next role gave you the freedom to open new doors, build international partnerships and turn market opportunities into lasting business growth?
At TÜV Rheinland, we bring expertise and independent services together to help businesses navigate international trade requirements. As Business Development Manager, you'll develop our business in France, with a strong focus on Francophone Africa, helping customers access markets with confidence.
Your market. Your relationships. Your impact.
What you'll do:
- ■Open new doors: Identify and win business opportunities across France and relevant international markets, particularly Francophone Africa,
- ■Build lasting trust: Develop relationships with exporters, manufacturers, trading companies and key market stakeholders,
- ■Turn opportunities into results: Lead the sales journey from the first conversation to proposals, negotiations and contract closure,
- ■Bring expertise together: Work with technical and operational colleagues to connect customer needs with our Government Inspection Services, including pre-shipment inspection, conformity assessment and product certification,
- ■Shape what's next: Spot market trends, explore new opportunities and take ownership of your commercial results.
What you'll bring:
- ■5+ years of business development or sales experience, ideally in TIC, government inspection, conformity assessment or related international B2B services,
- ■Fluent French and professional English,
- ■Strong knowledge of the French market, ideally with an understanding of Francophone African markets and international trade,
- ■Willingness to travel 50–60% of the time, within France and internationally,
- ■A proactive, results-driven approach to business development, with strong relationship-building and negotiation skills,
- ■Experience in international trade, export processes or pre-shipment inspection would be an advantage.
Why TÜV Rheinland?
Real expertise. Lasting impact.
You'll have the autonomy to develop your market, build international partnerships and make a visible contribution to business growth. By working with experts across our international network, you'll combine commercial initiative with technical knowledge to create solutions customers can trust.
As our business develops, there may also be opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and grow towards local leadership.
Your mindset counts. Your expertise can help shape tomorrow.
Working at TÜV Rheinland. Today for Tomorrow.
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We only accept applications submitted online through our application system. We cannot accept applications sent by email.
What else you should know:
| Location | Courbevoie, Île-de-France, France |
|---|---|
| Type of contract | Permanent |
| Type of employment | Full Time |
| Work model | Flex Office / partially remote |
| Company | TÜV Rheinland France SAS |
| Job ID: | 21692 |
Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.
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Insurance packages and health care
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TÜV Rheinland People & Business Assurance
People & Business Assurance is a business division of TÜV Rheinland. We bring together cross-industry services that help people and organizations position themselves securely for the future and improve their systems and processes.
With our services, our customers gain the 'Assurance' certainty that the requirements and standards important to them are met.
The business division is represented with around 5,000 employees at 80 locations in Germany and in about 30 countries on all continents.
In the following areas, we impress with our expertise:
- Analysis, auditing or certification of management systems, conformity assessment of imported goods
- Consulting services for infrastructures, digital transformations, or sustainability topics
- Managing research and innovation projects
- Occupational medicine, workplace safety, or health protection
- Training and seminars as well as personnel and organizational development
- Securing skilled workers and labor market services
Your application process
1. Online application
You can only apply online via our careers page. The application process is very simple and only takes a few minutes.
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