Sales Director DACH, Food Ingredients

vor 2 Wochen


Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland ADM Vollzeit

Job Description

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company. We develop, produce and market food and beverage ingredients at ADM WILD. Our portfolio ranges from natural flavors, extracts and colors, beverage bases and fruit preparations to functional ingredients and food service solutions.

Responsibilities:

  1. Provide leadership and direction to the Central Europe (DACH) Beverage Sales Team.
  2. Full responsibility to meet the 5 years Beverage Business Plan for Central Europe (DACH).
  3. Lead and drive beverage commercial activities for ADM Human Nutrition in Central Europe (DACH) to achieve financial and strategic goals in the region.
  4. Direct, develop and implement innovative sales and marketing strategies in line with the EMEA Market Segment and Sales strategies to maximize margins and deliver revenue growth.
  5. Identify opportunities and generate profitable sales in both, new and existing accounts to meet and exceed business, revenue, margin and pipeline goals.
  6. Monitor and review customer sales activity as well as strategic amendments and make strategy adjustments as needed.
  7. Support the development of innovative Sales, Marketing and Portfolio Strategies in line with the Market Segment and Platform strategies.
  8. Monitor, review and adjust sales activities based on KPIs and identify market potential in the region.
  9. Identify key decision makers and build a strong relationships with selected Key Accounts to understand and create business opportunities.
  10. Direct cross-selling opportunities to increase revenue and leverage relationships in order to better position our broad and innovative product and service portfolio.
  11. Facilitate regular meetings with key decision makers at clients and relevant stakeholders at ADM.
  12. Evaluate performance and product pipeline and receive updates from clients on challenges and future business plans.
  13. Work with sales and customer service teams to understand customer needs and develop creative solutions for eventual account issues.
  14. Collaborate with the Market Segment, Platform and Marketing Managers (f.e. citrus, colors, alcohol, H&W, etc.) to expand the business across all ingredient and focus platforms.
  15. Attend industry events (conferences, exhibitions and trade shows) to enhance sales and marketing efforts and to raise company awareness.
  16. Create, present and provide key performance reports, market analysis, services provided and future projects to senior management.
  17. Based on your personal expertise, motivate, manage and mentor your teams and keep an effective environment for productive relationships with peers, clients and management.
  18. Enhance the talent of the team to enable it to meet the growing expectations and to manage the broader ADM portfolio.
  19. Reporting to the Sales Director Beverage EMEA.

Your profile:

  1. Degree in food technology or business administration.
  2. Several years of experience in the B2B beverage, food, dairy and ingredients business.
  3. Knowledge and commercial contacts to the beverage and food market in DACH region.
  4. Team player with strong communication skills and proven leadership capabilities.
  5. Enthusiasm, initiative and ability to work under pressure.
  6. Independent and structured way of working.
  7. Strong customer, service orientation and proven negotiation and technology skills.
  8. Flexible and willingness to travel regularly within the region.
  9. Excellent English and German.

Our offer:

  1. Challenging tasks, short decision-making processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment.
  2. Room for innovative thinking and growth.
  3. A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity.
  4. Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM's efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

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