Area Sales Manager Far East and South Europe

Locatie: Deinze
Regio: Oost-Vlaanderen

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.

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
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.

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.

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