Area Sales Manager

Ihre Aufgaben

• Developing and supporting our commercial activities in your area.

• Implementing our commercial strategies aimed to develop and increase business opportunities with existing customers and to find new customers.

• Following and analysing market evolutions and trends in petfood, evaluating competitors' products and maintaining accurate records of all pricings by means of activity reports.

• The set up and implementation of annual sales and marketing plans for the area.

• Being permanently in contact with the salesforce and brand managers of our distributors in your areain order to implement and follow up the sales plans.

• Mapping the Modern Trade (pet shop chains, DIY, online) and negotiating with key accounts.

• Setting up and following up media plans, taking contact with the press.

• Leading product training sessions for sales personnel of our distributors.

• Organizing and participating at professional exhibitions and consumer shows.

• Performing regular store-checks together with distributors' merchandizers or on your own.

• Reporting to the Development Trade Sales Manager in the Belgian Headquarters.

Ihr Profil

• You have a university degree.

• You are experienced in sales and export within an international company.

• You are interested in the petfood market.

• You are sales and result driven

• You have good communication and negotiation skills.

• You have experience in coaching sales teams in the field.

• Fluent English is a must

Wir bieten Ihnen

• You are looking for a long-term employment.

• You are willing to travel frequently to the far East (approximately two weeks per month) and occasionally work on weekend days.

• You live within a reasonable distance from our HQ in Deinze, Belgium.

Ons aanbod

• Being part of a dynamic, challenging group with a clear strategy, mission and values and high quality products.

• Long term employment.

• Adequate training and permanent formation and support.

• Remuneration according to your competences and obtained results.