Sales Manager
Location: BelgiumSIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!
THE COMPANY
Our client is a professional FMCG and Food organization, based in Belgium.
Our client is a leading food company specialized on production and commercialization of cocoa derivatives and chocolate products. This company has grown extensively over the last three years. Innovation and product quality are important pillars for this company, as one of the most important European manufacturers of chocolate and hazelnut spreads.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
To strengthen its marketing and commercial activities in the spreads field we are looking for a Business 2 Brands International Marketing Manager. In this role you will manage the marketing and commercial part of the B2B accounts on the International markets. In this challenging role within the commercial team, you have an import task of strengthening the existing clients and search for new potential segments on the markets where spreads could be promoted.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for projects/way of presenting and follow up of the A brads/FMCG clients consisting of large multinationals.
- As a strong communicator you will continuously be looking for potential business with new customers among the international Food producers.
- A Good knowledge and understanding of actual trends in the (International) food market is crucial to be able to be one step ahead and to think creatively together with the clients for developing new products.
- Responsible for the development and implementing of the marketing strategy on local and specific level.
- Responsible for the product portfolio with a strong strategic focus on the developing the brands at large clients and big A brands.
You are an enthusiastic and have demonstrable experience with managing projects within A brands and multinationals. You have International experience and are able to translate the customer needs and trends in the food market into opportunities for customers and the company.
REQUIREMENTS
- BSc or MSc in Marketing or Business Administration or Economics
- Experience with large multinationals / Head office level
- Minimum of 3-5 years of marketing and commercial experience
- Strong negotiator at management level/experience with major accounts
- Experience with A brands and FMCG in Marketing or Trade marketing
- People manager and result oriented
- Fluent in Dutch and English
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Paul van Voorst.
