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Publicis Groupe

Runs advertising and digital transformation services

Business Development Representative

Proposal ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher-education qualification at Bac+4/5 level in business school, communications, marketing, or an equivalent area.
  • Prior experience in a communications agency, event industry, or structured B2B environment.
  • Strong organizational skills, rigor, and reliability to manage a high volume of tenders.
  • Ability to manage multiple subjects in parallel.
  • Ability to coordinate different stakeholders and move projects forward.
  • Ability to analyze a brief and extract its essential information.
  • Ability to handle both strategic and operational topics.
  • Excellent proficiency in PowerPoint for commercial presentations and Excel, including macros.
  • Very good written and spoken English for commercial meetings with international stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including Teams and Outlook.
  • Knowledge of a CRM for sales tracking, ideally Salesforce, HubSpot, or an equivalent tool.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, qualify, and score incoming briefs, and present recommendations to the executive committee within a short timeframe.
  • Process and evaluate incoming leads from the Publicis France agency network (Power of One).
  • Monitor public procurement platforms, and analyze and recommend relevant opportunities.
  • Prepare, adapt, and update agency commercial presentations for different sectors, prospects, and opportunities.
  • Write and manage responses to RFI (Request for Information) processes and client-referencing procedures.
  • Identify sales leads, make contact, and organize commercial meetings.
  • Coordinate and manage tenders and client-referencing processes.
  • Launch and facilitate work channels on Teams with project teams.
  • Request creation of case numbers and track deadlines.
  • Serve as the primary contact for Procurement departments and Power of One contacts.
  • Oversee legal, administrative, and corporate social responsibility aspects of responses.
  • Submit offers through procurement platforms or by email.
  • Track incoming Power of One requests through contract finalization.
  • Manage and formalize client-referencing files from end to end.
  • Prepare monthly sales activity reporting in Salesforce.
  • Prepare materials and summaries for the New Business Committee, Management Committee, and agency leadership.
  • Update client databases in Excel and the NewBiz tracking table, including project, brief, deadline, case-number, and team-staffing information.
  • Track sales indicators, including revenue, margins, project counts, and conversion rates.
  • Organize and update administrative documents, including Kbis records and certificates, and platforms such as e-Attestation and Provigis; structure the BusinessDev shared drive by archiving briefs, submissions, and client references.
  • Maintain the agency's reference library by collecting project information, creating case studies, and showcasing work in commercial tools.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of New Business processes and sales management tools, including CRM, reporting, databases, and automation.
  • Apply the agency's Event for Good principles in day-to-day work with stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing tenders, client-referencing processes, or projects is highly appreciated.

About the Company

Publicis Groupe

Runs advertising and digital transformation services

Publicis Groupe runs advertising, media buying and digital transformation services for companies that want to reach consumers, coordinate campaigns and improve their business systems. Its agency network includes creative and media specialists, while Publicis Sapient builds and modernizes the technology behind clients' operations. Epsilon adds customer data and marketing technology that connect brands with audiences and measure campaign results. Clients pay for consulting, campaign creation and execution, with production and media costs billed through alongside the group's service work. Founded in 1926, Publicis Groupe is headquartered in Paris, France.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1926

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