Commercial Strategy Associate (Copper Recycling)

Location: Hybrid and flexible, with travel as needed to Paris, Geneva and Lyon, plus an office in Nanterre, France

Company

An industrial deep-tech company developing wire-forming technology for lower-cost, circular copper-wire production using scrap copper.

What you will do

• Map target markets, applications and value chains to identify commercial opportunities.
• Lead customer conversations about technical requirements, qualification timelines, purchasing processes and potential volumes.
• Build and qualify a business development pipeline through targeted outreach, industry networks, cold calling, LinkedIn and trade fairs.
• Own selected opportunities from initial qualification through sampling, testing, purchasing discussions and first orders.
• Identify copper suppliers, processors and industrial partners while gathering information about specifications, capacity, availability and lead times.
• Analyze pricing, competing solutions, customer economics, adoption assumptions and growth potential to support commercial recommendations.

Requirements

• Around five or more years of experience in B2B business development, commercial strategy, consulting or a related field.
• Experience owning projects and delivering independently.
• Confidence building relationships with industrial, technical, commercial and purchasing stakeholders.
• Strong quantitative analysis and financial literacy, including the ability to assess commercial opportunities and challenge assumptions.
• Hands-on experience in customer discovery, lead generation, market mapping or customer segmentation.
• Fluent English required; French is a strong plus. Willingness to travel for customer meetings and industry events.

Nice to have

• Experience in automotive, copper, metals, recycling, electrical equipment or broader industrial markets.
• Consulting experience combined with hands-on commercial execution.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with an office in Nanterre.
• CDI permanent contract.
• Competitive compensation with a BSPCE employee stock-option package.
• 50% health-insurance coverage.
• Opportunity to grow into broader responsibility across commercial strategy, business development and strategic accounts.
• Direct contribution to electrification and the circular economy through industrial deep-tech development.