Country Manager Scandinavia
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Goes, Mannheim, Mobile, Offstein (Obrigheim), Tienen
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Permanent
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Full-time
Are you passionate about shaping the future of the food industry?
Join Meatless, a dynamic company in the plant-based food market. We develop and produce innovative plant-based texturates for the growing vegetarian and vegan market. As we expand our product portfolio and international reach, we are looking for motivated colleagues (that’s you!) to join our passionate, hands-on teams. Meatless is now part of BENEO, an international company that produces naturally- sourced ingredients for humans and animals, contributing to better nutrition and health. Joining forces with BENEO, allows us to grow sustainably in an international environment and to provide exciting development opportunities. Working at Meatless combines the agility of a “startup” mindset with the resources and expertise of BENEO, a global market leader in functional ingredients and a member of the Südzucker Group.
Join us in shaping the future of plant-based eating!
Your responsibilities
1. Translate sales strategy into an agreed country, category specific action plan and follow up of actions, to ensure the right direction is set.
2. Attract, motivate, manage, evaluate and develop team members, in order to create an environment where all employees are empowered and engaged and to ensure optimal quantitative and qualitative staffing.
3. Coordinate and follow-up country activities and issues (f.e. quality issues, overdue,…), to ensure the target qualitative and quantitative results are realized.
4. Act as the contact person for the company (e.g. logistic, invoices, payment) in respective countries, categories.
5. Monitor sales results throughout the year and take actions under the guidance of Area Sales Manager if needed (sales volumes, prices / forecasts vs. budget), to ensure the target objectives are realized.
6. Identify sales opportunities, execute price negotiations, establish local relationships and follow-up on sales initiatives, to ensure all sales potential is used.
7. Follow-up on local projects, request resources and take actions when necessary to ensure a qualitative completion of the project, within the timeframe.
8. Collect, provide and analyze relevant data on a periodic and ad hoc basis, as well as compile management reports, in order to make results measurable and provide management with timely, accurate and reliable information.
9. Collect and process information on subjects as competitors, end users, general economic conditions, trends, market share etc., and convey this information to relevant parties, such as the area sales manager, in order to provide them with relevant information that makes it possible to take appropriate actions, if necessary.
Your Profile
Thinking Level and/or Experience required for the role:
- Bachelor/Master Degree or 5 years’ experience in similar position; Master Business Administration, Biological Science; Food Technology
Technical Skills (including language(s)) required for the role:
- Commercial
- Strong analytical
- Strong communication, verbal & written
- Effective reporting (formal & informal)
- Strong chemo-technical expertise
- English
Competencies:
- Customer oriented
- Profit oriented / CM1 oriented
- Diplomatic but decisive
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Responsible
- Strategic / big picture
- Inspiring / motivating whole company / coach
- Role modelling the BENEO Values
- Open for change
We Offer
- Interesting tasks and responsibilities in a growing business environment
- Attractive pay scheme and benefits
- Open communication and flat hierarchies
- Value-driven company culture
Interested?
If you are interested we appreciate your online application.
For more information related to this function, please contact:
Niels Hower
Mail: niels.hower@beneo.com