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Business Engineer
The Business Engineer embodies commercial excellence in the service of complex projects. A true conductor between technical and business aspects, you develop your company’s business by managing high added-value contracts. This strategic profession combines technical expertise, commercial sense and managerial vision to conquer new markets.
The business
What is a Business Engineer?
Its role
The Business Engineer develops commercial activity by managing a portfolio of strategic business. You negotiate complex contracts and manage high added-value technical projects. Your mission: to transform customer needs into tailor-made solutions that are profitable for the company.
Its field of action
As a Business Engineer, you will be working in a demanding B2B environment. You will work with directors, managers and decision-makers to conclude contracts worth several thousand euros. Your technical expertise will enable you to analyse specifications and respond to invitations to tender.
You act as the interface between your company’s sales and technical teams. This versatility positions you as a privileged contact capable of coordinating the completion of projects while respecting deadlines and the quality expected by your customers.
The functions
What does a Business Engineer do?
Your day-to-day work as a business engineer is punctuated by a variety of commercial and technical challenges.
You canvass and develop your customer portfolio
You analyse the specific needs of each client company
You draft responses to technical invitations to tender
You negotiate contracts and commercial conditions
You coordinate multidisciplinary teams on your projects
You will monitor the project through to delivery
You maintain customer relations after the sale
You take part in developing the sales strategy
Qualifications
The qualities and skills needed to be a good Business Engineer
Technical and commercial expertise
You have mastered the technical aspects of your products and services. This in-depth knowledge enables you to give credibility to your sales pitch with expert contacts.
Leadership and project management
Your ability to bring together multidisciplinary teams is essential. You coordinate technical, commercial and financial resources to bring your projects to fruition.
Negotiation and customer relations
You excel at communicating with a variety of people. Your interpersonal skills and perseverance enable you to convince high-level decision-makers.
The benefits
What are the advantages of working as a Business Engineer?
This job offers you a direct impact on your company’s growth. You will play an active role in economic development by creating lasting partnerships. The diversity of projects and the dynamics of the technological sectors guarantee a stimulating and constantly evolving professional environment.
Your technical and commercial expertise gives you a high degree of autonomy in managing your business. There are excellent prospects for advancement to sales manager, project manager or business development manager. This natural progression comes with an attractive salary package.
Remuneration
Business engineer: salary and career development
The job of business engineer offers attractive remuneration, which rises significantly with experience. At the start of your career, you can expect to earn €35,000 gross per annum. After a few years’ experience, this salary rises to €53,000 gross per year, reaching €75,000 gross per year by the end of your career.
In addition, there are often significant benefits: a variable component of up to 15 to 25% of the fixed salary, a company car, bonuses for meeting targets and time off work. Your career prospects could take you to sales manager or strategic business development positions.
Up to
75 000 €
Salary per year
Training courses
How do I become a Business Engineer?
Our training courses
INSEEC offers a number of excellent courses tailored to the requirements of the business engineering profession in a constantly changing economic environment.
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