Specification and Architectural Project Sales Manager France (H/F)

Description

Spreading the awareness about and interest in Solar Gard solutions through pro-active contacts in France with decision makers, prescribers and influencers in the segment “renovation & upgrading & corrective works” for commercial buildings, focussing on the need for improved (thermal) comfort, safety, energy saving, surface protection and sustainability.


Follow up specified projects from lead-to-sale accompanying the installer who got awarded the project


Work with, respectively leverage, contacts of the Saint-Gobain Solutions team in France to achieve the above.



  • Engage with key decision makers involved in commercial building renovation and improvement (multi-comfort, sustainability, and safety and security)

  • Focus segments are offices, public buildings, hospitality, public transport.

  • Follow up public and private tenders as source for project leads and potential contacts.

  • Identify and explore opportunities for architectural renovation, upgrade or improvement projects where comfort, energy, safety, security, sustainability and cost efficiency are key

  • Identify for each of the identified prospects and/or project leads the concrete needs and opportunities; understand the requirements and opportunities in terms of product, performance, delivery and price.

  • Work with the key accounts and projects where Saint-Gobain (glass) already has presence and commercial activities as well as on historical projects of Saint-Gobain Glass or projects that were lost in the past.

  • Identify the hurdles and potential showstoppers; develop the value Solar Gard proposition and concrete solutions based on this understanding

  • Provide guidance and technical support throughout the project development process.

  • Develop the necessary relationships with channel partner(s) involved.

  • Adopt a strong orientation towards innovation with a high emphasis on customer focus and business development.

Profil recherché

Communications and Working Relationships



  • Working effectively with a diverse range of contacts, from corporate executives, business owners and managers, distributors and industrial partners as well as a range of influencers and decision makers within projects and potentially installers. This requires a down-to-earth approach to people and issues.

  • Formulating and communicating clearly the identified business and product needs into technical, commercial and supply requirements towards which Solar Gard must work.

  • Collaborate with various internal teams and individuals:

    • Other EMEA market managers

    • EMEA central services (order handling, shipping, marketing, support)

    • Saint-Gobain businesses in France



  • Various external teams and individuals that the job holder will have contact with:

    • Various functions at candidate channel partners

    • Customers (direct or indirect) of the prospect channel partners

    • Specifiers, architects, project managers, facility managers

    • Saint-Gobain customers (other Saint-Gobain businesses)




Dimensions and Decision Making



  • Selection of targets in line with commercial strategy

  • Development of (additional) tools required for making the mission successful

  • Direct responsibility for key projects won because of the specification work

  • Communication with installers potentially involved in the realisation of projects

  • Communication campaigns in support of the specification and Project sales mission (in co-ordination with the responsible market manager and the marcom support)

  • Decision Levels: co-responsible for pricing (together with responsible market manager), marketing budget as per company’s budget and guidelines


Key Result Areas



  • number of relevant customer contacts/ visits

  • number and value of project leads/opportunities,

  • number and value of projects specified

  • Manage the channel partners and project network

  • Ensuring knowledge of market, competitor activity

Informations complémentaires

Informations complémentaires
Contrat : CDI
Lieu de la mission : Yvelines Conflans-sainte-honorine
Poste(s) disponible(s) : 1
Poste de cadre : Oui
Début de la mission : Dès que possible
Secteur : Commercial, Distribution
Postée par SGDBF le 01/07/2025