Your challenge

In the role of Senior Sales Manager, you are responsible for driving the business growth and market development in the assigned markets in line with the Exter strategy.

The main duties and responsibilities of the position are:

  • Establishing and developing long-term customer relationships to maintain existing business and develop new business

  • Managing distributor networks

  • Researching and monitoring

  • Active commercial approach to customers with propositions

  • Proactively identify issues and opportunities

  • Participating in cross functional meetings

  • Analysing sales data and create reports

In this position you be based at the head office of Exter in Zaandam, the Netherlands.

Your profile

  • At least 10 years proven (technical) sales experience in the food industry

  • Bachelor’s degree in food science or equivalent food related experience background, background in savoury taste and flavour would be beneficial

  • You understand the application of food ingredients and can listen to the voice of the market and translate this into action

  • Capable to evaluate the sensory properties of ingredients and customer products by using flavour/ culinary language

  • Good connection with food manufacturers, seasoning houses and possibly distribution networks

  • Ability to work with people from different levels of the organisation and cultures

  • Ability to organise work, prioritise and be decisive

  • Customer oriented, open-minded personality, logical thinker, and interested in creating business

  • Excellent presentation skills

  • Proactive towards challenging new things

  • Fluent in English and another European language is required

  • Willingness to travel

What we Offer

  • Working in a dynamic and innovative international environment

  • A laptop and mobile phone

  • Space for professional development and training

  • A competitive salary appropriate to your experience

  • 30 vacation days

  • A bonus scheme

  • Your own contribution to the pension scheme is only 5%

  • Travel allowance of € 0,23 per kilometre, or full reimbursement of public transports travel costs

  • Bicycle plan

  • Regular fun staff events

Contact

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Exter company profile

Exter is a leading global supplier of specialty (added-value) savoury taste ingredients to major global food manufacturers. Our ingredients are known for over 70 years for quality, cost effectiveness and innovation, providing customers with a broad array of customized solutions to enhance consumer differentiation. The company has experienced tremendous growth since their divesture and MBO (Management Buy Out) several years ago from a leading publically traded, best in class, value added ingredient supplier. The business is niche oriented and is well positioned for strategic growth, building on its existing customer base and demand for their products and services. Exter has a worldwide network of distributors and dedicated sales forces to support their long term growth objectives.

We are famous throughout the world for the traditional method we use to prepare savoury taste ingredients: slow reduction and then roasting in the oven. Slow cooking, where we take the time to let the ingredients do their job. Home cooking but on a professional scale, serving the food industry. Enjoying the genuine taste of traditional cuisines. That is what Exter represents: pure flavours from authentic cuisines, using ingredients that come straight from the land and the farm. Fuss free. Prepared with passion and love – just like grandma used to, but now on an industrial scale.

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