Business Development Specialist

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Callaghan Innovation Full time

Christchurch location, permanent, full time
Are you motivated by supporting customers to grow their R&D capabilities?
Join a collaborative team to develop solutions for customers and make your mark

About the Role

This role is responsible for developing solutions for customer challenges through working with the customer to understand their issues and collaborating with relevant experts and partners to find solutions.

This will include collaboration with technical teams, preparation of proposals, quotes and contracts for our R&D Services as well as identifying alternative providers where that is in the customer's best interests.


About You

You will have:

  • Experience in directly managing customer relationships and interactions (e.g., account management, technical support, technical consulting / project management)
  • Excellent presentation and stakeholder management skills (including Clevel)
  • A proven track record of identifying commercial and entrepreneurial potential, influencing and delivering outcomes that are innovative and add value to customers
  • Significant experience in an applied technical science or engineering role, including prior experience connecting customers with appropriate technical solutions and opportunities
  • Strong technical proposal writing skills, including estimation and quoting for complex solutions
  • A strong interest in continuous innovation and lifelong learning.
  • A willingness to get out of the office and engage clients at their premises. Domestic travel will be required.

About Us
Callaghan Innovation is New Zealand's innovation agency. We activate innovation and help businesses grow faster for a better New Zealand.

To do this we partner with ambitious businesses of all sizes, delivering a range of innovation and research and development (R&D) services to suit each stage of their growth.

Our staff - including more than 200 of New Zealand's leading scientists and engineers - empower innovators by connecting people, opportunities and networks, and providing tailored technical solutions, skills and capability development programmes, and grants co-funding.

A career with Callaghan Innovation will challenge you and provide you with opportunities to showcase your skills and abilities.

For driven high achievers, you will be working with committed, like-minded people, giving you the support to reach your full potential.


Rukuhia te wāhi ngaro, hei maunga tātai whetū

Explore the unknown, reach for excellence
If you are looking for the opportunity to make a difference in an incredibly stimulating role, please APPLY NOW.

Applications close Friday 3 February 2023

  • You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to be considered for this opportunity._


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