Sales Director Germany – SKARE Food A/S (ID 20418)
Skare Food is one of the most selected suppliers by restaurants, careering companies, retail chains and supermarkets across Europe. Quality products are sold under private labels or under own well-known brands.
It is the objective of Skare Food to make problem-free deliveries to the customers. Every day thoroughly tested, professional quality control system helps to ensure that this is the case.
The products that are sent out to the dinning tables in Europe shall be the result of an uncompromising attitude towards quality in all areas, from the raw materials to the end products.
We search for a Sales Director with readiness to live and travel to business in Germany.
Purpose of the role:
The growth potential and expectation in Germany is ambitious and requires full focus, professionalism and hunger to succeed. Skare Food is looking to recruit a Sales Director to realize a targeted, profitable and sustainable further growth on the Germany market place.
The Sales Director will in collaboration with the Skare Food corporate management team and support team, work to develop a successful business in Germany.
The main task will be to drive a strategic and consistent approach to private label products in the German retail market.
You must bee able to make a positive contribution to business growth and sales by successfully serving and managing the various retail account in the best possible way.
Your location can be flexible I Germany, but you need to travel nationwide in Germany as well to the headquarter in Denmark.
You will report to the CEO of Skare Food.
Responsibilities:
Main responsibilities of the position can be described as follows:
- Entrepreneurial and a strong sales background
- Understanding of the retail sales in the Germany food market
- Key account management of all accounts in Germany
- Leading the annual negotiations with German trade
- Maintain relationships with key customer contacts, to gain knowledge of customer´s business needs nationally and internationally
- Planning and execution of sales figures and budgeting
- Seek, create and develop new business opportunities
- Etc
The person:
You must be a hands-on person with deep understanding of the FMCG, private label and the German food retail markets. You have been successful in managing sales and key accounts on a senior level within Germany with proven overachievement of sales targets also with private label products.
The candidate evidences an expertise within the food & beverage sector combined with strong knowledge of retail peculiarities.
This requires an energetic and charismatic Sales Director to work in this key position and to act as a leader and business developer and as the key senior representative of Skare Food on the German market.
Furthermore, it will require a confident individual with a commercial strength.
Education:
You must have a professional education combined with relevant industry experience and visible track record in exceeding sales expectations, managing regional and central key accounts from a strategic and operational perspective.
Qualification and experience:
We are looking for a candidate with:
- 5 years on seniority level
- Extensive experience in retail and FMCG private label business in Germany
- Strong knowledge of retail sales function processes and cross-functional exposure to other business
- Working experience from an international company
- Fluent English and German language skills
Personal characteristics:
We have focus on:
- Entrepreneurial mind set
- Hands on, authentic and down to earth person
- Determined, ambitious and result-oriented
- Open-minded and dynamic
- Systematic working style
We can offer:
We can offer you a job with responsibility on strategic business level. A company where the products that are sent out to the dining table in Europe shall be the result of an uncompromising attitude towards quality in all areas, from the raw materials to the end product. Salary and other benefits will be discussed on an attractive market level, with background in your
Recrutingproces:
Do you have questions are you welcome to contact Partner Hans E. Fischer, HR Navigator, Phone + 45 26857555 or e-mail: hef@hrnavigator.dk, who will be a part of the process.
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