We're looking for a Product Manager Food who wants to work for an international company that offers comprehensive solutions as well as individual chemical products throughout Belgium. They are the global market leader in full-line range of chemical and ingredient products and value-added services.
Job description
In this position you will be part of the technical commercial team in the Benelux. After intensive training, you will become responsible for providing technical advice to our customers active in sweet sectors on the Belgian market. You continuously work on a good relationship with our customers and contribute, in cooperation with the customer, to product development for customer specific applications. In some cases you take the lead in the sales process, but the focus is on the technical development of new projects at the customer. Your target industries include cheese, dairy, chocolate, cookies, breweries and soft drinks. In addition to maintaining existing relationships, you actively strive to increase sales. You visit customers, make preparations, report your actions in CRM and follow up on all visits and technical questions. You report to the Sales Manager Food Benelux.
Core duties and responsibilities.
* Generating projects, both technical and commercial, related to developing new business;
* Budget responsibility for the relevant market segment;
* Responsible for proactive relationship management and thinking along in process optimizations.
* Translating market trends to our principals, in collaboration with product management.
* Collaborate with account managers, product managers, quality & regulatory and colleagues Technical Sales Managers in the same market segment in other European countries.
* ·Register, coordinate and follow up customer and project information in the CRM and ERP system (SAP).
Profile
Skills we're looking for and are non-negotiable for this position:
* You speak and write fluently in Dutch, French and English
* You have at least 5 years of relevant work experience gained in a similar or related position in the food industry
Skills who are an extra plus:
* You have a Professional Bachelor in food technology or Master in life sciences option food industry.
* You are able to advise customers in a customer-focused manner, thus achieving commercial success.
* You are a strong negotiator, ambitious but at the same time have a hands-on attitude.
* You are innovative, service-oriented, communicatively strong and able to work independently and result-oriented.
Offer
You will get the chance to work at an inspiring and financially stable international organization in an informal atmosphere. The stimulating working environment is focused on innovating and improving people and processes.
Beside the gross salary you will receive:
* Net allowance of €140/month
* Mealvouchers of €6/day
* Health inssurance
* Group inssurance
* Possibility to follow several trainings
* Bonus