Expanding the pet food segment, focus on the Southern European area

• You maintain in close contact with existing petfood customers and try to generate more sales.
• You actively acquire and develop new customers in the petfood industry.
• Build tight relations with (key)accounts and from the start you are involved in their new product developments.
• By using your product knowledge and creativity, you translate the customer's needs into concrete tailor-made solutions, and you give solid advice.
• In case of product innovations, you play a coordinating role between Sales, Marketing, R&D and the customer.
• You create account plans and develop your own strategies to consolidate and expand brand position.
• You follow the international food trends and developments in the pet food market, actively respond to this and know how to translate them to your product portfolio.
• You attend industry events (e.g., seminars, relevant national and international fairs).
• You work together with other colleagues in an international matrix organization.
• You report to the Horses, Young Animals and Pet Food (HYP) pôle manager, based in Germany

Experienced and motivated B2B salesperson with knowledge of the Pet Food market

• Bachelor or master’s degree, preferably Commercial, Agricultural or Food Sciences.
• 5-10 years commercial experience within the B2B (pet)food/feed ingredients.
• Familiar with consultative selling.
• You are a dynamic, driven person with passion and eager to score.
• The willingness to travel (inter)nationally (e.g. to France, Spain, Italy)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in French and English are required. Knowledge of Dutch is a prerequisite. 
•  Preferable living in Belgium (Wallonia). Possibly living in South Netherlands or North France.

Competences: 

• Excellent communicator and negotiator
• Customer- and result-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal and sales skills
• Independent and positive
• Pro-active and creative in solutions
• Enthusiastic and flexible
• International mindset

INTERESTED?

For questions about the role, please contact Christian Lienesch, Sales Manager Feed & Pet Food,  Tel.: +49 (0) 151 462 48 730.