Trade Manager
Location: NetherlandsSIRE 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 Zuid-Holland Netherlands.
This client is specialized in B2B Food products and has decades of experience in poultry, fish, dairy and vegetables. The exports are global and as such, the client reaches customers in over 80 countries worldwide. From the main office in the Netherlands, the young sales team sets the plans for the future.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
You're an experienced sales professional and you want to meet the challenge of building and expanding your own market. As a person, you are curious and you are driven by a genuine interest in other cultures and people. Energy and empathy are important to create lasting customer relations. Every day is a new opportunity to meet and help new clients and you rise to the task every time. As Trade Manager, you manage customer relations, find and create new business opportunities. You report to the board of directors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Managing customer relations and creating new business
• Developing new countries and markets
• Spotting market opportunities and seizing them
• Following up on offers and orders
• Cooperating with logistics and purchasing
• Traveling worldwide up to 5 weeks a year
REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum Bachelor level
• Minimum 5 years of sales experience in B2B
• Experience in the food industry
• Fluent English, Dutch, knowledge of French, German and/or Spanish is a plus
• Analytical, quick on your feet, communicative personality with a passion for sales
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Anastasia de Vries.
