Sales Manager, Nutrition

This position is responsible for all activities related to selling of products and sales administration, stocks & debtors management, cost control, as well as the profit and loss of the assigned section and key accounts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieve or exceed annual sales budget and margin objectives for the assigned territory or market segments while maintaining expenses with assigned budget guidelines.
• Establish strong business relationships with existing customer base and develop value relationships with potential clients to expand business.
• Responsible to maintain an existing account base and identify & develop growth opportunities within assigned sector (savory) to expand market coverage as well as market penetration.
• Generate the plan in full cooperation with suppliers and direct senior sales manager. Implement and monitor the marketing plan.
• Generate and keep updated a marketing/sales plan for relevant products by identifying key customers and products for the business, monitoring competitors’ activities, to recommend objectives and strategies for various suppliers and their products.
• Utilize the Brenntag Sales Process and update the CRM with the details regarding client communications/sales activities on daily basis, as well as complete all other assigned reporting requirements.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing professional publications, or establishing personal networks.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Food engineering, Nutrition, Chemistry desirable
• Experience: 8+ years of chemical or ingredients sales experience in food industry
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Work independently with minimum supervision
• Enthusiastic, self-initiative and aggressive
• Excellent business/commercial acumen
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, and customer oriented

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