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Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Business Development Intern

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Winter 2027Beaucouzé, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Education at an engineering school in agronomy or a business school with an agribusiness specialization.
  • Ability to analyze markets and propose commercial strategies.
  • Knowledge of distribution channels.
  • Basic knowledge of search engine optimization, e-commerce listing, and data analysis.
  • Proficiency in Excel.
  • Understanding of biostimulants, target crops, and agronomic issues.
  • Professional or fluent English.
  • Knowledge of marketplaces.
  • Proficiency with a customer relationship management tool.
  • Interest in sustainable agriculture or biotechnology.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, with regional marketing, countries where the company's biostimulants are registered but have low or no sales.
  • Propose a commercial action plan covering customers, crops, and sales arguments, ensuring operational feasibility with internal teams.
  • Make initial sales.
  • Analyze the market and identify EMEA countries with potential for online sales.
  • Study the business models and platforms of target countries.
  • Complete product listing on a selected platform.

Desired Qualifications

  • Entrepreneurial mindset.
  • Interpersonal ease.
  • Ability to withstand stress.
  • Creativity.

About the Company

Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Lesaffre is a global fermentation company with a long history and a turnover of €3.2 billion. It employs about 11,700 people from 100 nationalities and operates on all continents. The company develops and produces fermentation-derived ingredients and solutions for food, health, naturalness, and environmental sustainability, working with customers, partners, and researchers to harness the power of microorganisms. Its products come from fermentation processes that use microorganisms to transform raw materials into ingredients and additives for scale, safety, flavor, nutrition, and sustainability. Compared with competitors, Lesaffre combines global reach, large-scale production, and a deep, century-long expertise in fermentation, along with a strong network across customers, researchers, and regions. The company’s goal is to nourish 9 billion people in a healthy way by 2050 while making the most of the planet’s resources, using fermentation as a key solution to food and health challenges.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Marcq-en-Barœul, France
Founded
1853

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