France Sales Manager Food Ingredients B2B

• Please apply with an English CV

We are looking for a

Sales Manager Food Ingredients B2B

You will sell Food Ingredients to the Food and Beverage Industry

• area France
• home office-based
• our client is an international Food Ingredients distributor and manufacturer who produces and distributes raw materials for the food industry.
• Their focus is on dried vegetables, natural colours, herbs, spices, and fruits.
• The company particularly excel in their extensive range of dried onions and garlic in all their different sizes, cuts, and origins.
• Due to growth of the company and customer demand, they are currently looking to hire a new Sales Manager to come in and take responsibility for sales and business development across France. The ideal candidate will be a motivated, well-organised individual with a deep understanding of prospecting and building strong customer relationships.
• You will be responsible for the business development of a selection of food ingredients in different branches of the food industry.
• You will report to the head quarter in Belgium

• Manage key and regional accounts and prospects through multi-level relationship building, KPI's, commercial support.
• Responsible for the delivery of business targets (revenue, volume, price, margin) for customers.
• Negotiate and close contracts with support from internal functions, implement pricing strategies.
• Regular customer visits.
• Support and advise customers.
• Frequent reporting of business performance to management.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience or bachelor’s degree in food technology or science
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in sales of ingredients/solutions in the food industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in French and English
• Ability and willingness to travel around region of responsibility.
• Working knowledge of the most common digital tools such as an ERP system and Microsoft applications.

• an attractive remuneration package that corresponds to your experience and qualifications. In addition, a performance-related commission.
• laptop + mobile phone + car

• Please apply with an English CV
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