Technical Sales Manager – North East of France
Univar Solutions
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Montreuil • 🇫🇷 France
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Deliver on targets set for your existing customer base
- Achieve growth targets for new business within existing accounts
- Drive new product development sales of functional ingredients to new and existing customers
- Plan your territory to develop the business
- Plan, prepare, execute and follow up on customer opportunities
- Maintain strong technical knowledge of all key products
- Attend supplier training and industry forums as required
- Keep up to date with technical trends across the market and product portfolios
- Report all market information to the appropriate Univar Solutions contacts
- Promote and follow up on all samples in a timely manner
- Ensure all administrative tasks are completed promptly and that activity is logged
Requirements
- Appropriate technical qualification – degree or equivalent (Master’s preferred)
- Experience in the food industry
- Proven track record of sustainable business growth
- Fluent in English and French (written and spoken)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Good understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Proactive, can-do attitude
- Service-oriented mindset
- Presentation and influencing skills
- Ability to participate in and facilitate meetings
- Able to travel regularly (approximately 3 site visits per week)
- Valid driving licence
- Ideally based in the Lille or Reims area
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
technical qualificationdegreeMaster's degreeexperience in the food industrybusiness growthcustomer opportunitiesmarket dynamicsproduct development salesadministrative taskstechnical knowledge
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillswritten communicationverbal communicationteamworkproactive attitudeservice-oriented mindsetinfluencing skillsindependencemeeting facilitation
Certifications
valid driving licence