Technical 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 Food organization, based in Belgium.
For a mid- sized company we are looking for a Sales Manager to supplement their ingredient Sales division. This company is specialized in creating solutions, innovations and optimizations on customer demand. This is all done in close cooperation with both existing and potential customers.
A real team based company, that is growing rapidly and in which you can really make your mark.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
For our client we are looking for a Technical Sales Manager BeNeLux . You will work in a B2B- environment, with the focus on maintaining and building long- term relationships.
As a Technical Sales Manager you are responsible for the Belgium and the Dutch markets. It is up to you to build- out relationships into partnerships. With your technical background and knowledge you are able to give technical support to clients on location. A good understanding of food production processes and ingredient applications is a heavy requirement. You also know how to provide insight in different food production processes. Based on your business plan you care for achieving the Sales objectives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- You will be responsible for the Dutch and Belgium market
- You will partly write you own business plan
- You are responsible for achieving the sales targets from this plan and your region
- Responsible for maintaining a relevant network in the Food Ingredients industry
- Technical support on site at customers
- New business development with prospects
- You work in collaboration with R&D, Marketing and Supply Chain
REQUIREMENTS
- > 5 years experience in a similar role
- Master of Food technology or bio chemistry (must)
- Good communicator
- Able to travel up to 60%
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- A perfect understanding of the food industry specialized in ingredients
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.
