Inside Sales Representative
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 Chemicals and Food organization, based in Brussel Belgium.
This client operates in the global food ingredients market. As such, experience in the Food industry is a must. You can however take internal courses to learn about the products, as long as you bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
This client has a solid network of key accounts and repeat customers. It will be your job to maintain that network, keep the customers satisfied and treat any issues carefully. For this, you are patient, customer-oriented, and communicative both in speech and writing. You know French, English and Dutch. While your external sales colleagues focus on acquiring new business, you meet your targets by cross-selling, creating custom solutions and handling complaints. As a person, you are willing to learn, enthusiastic and commercial. You are eager to continuously improve yourself and determined to make the difference in existing accounts.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• You cross-sell products to increase the sales
• You develop personalised ingredients solutions
• For this, you cooperate closely with the technical departments
• You set the pricing guidelines and follow them
• Following up on all communication is key!
• You negotiate prices with individual buyers
REQUIREMENTS
• Academic degree in a Commercial area (e.g. Master of Economics)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the food industry
• Experience with Food ingredients or additives is a strong plus
• Experience handling complaints, in customer service or similar
• Calm personality, good at negotiating, building long-term relationships
• Fluent Dutch, French, English
• Other languages are a plus
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.
