Functieomschrijving

Position

Responsible for developing and realizing a new business opportunity, with main focus on the B2B segment in the European market

Proposing and delivering annual sales plans and contributing to the annual marketing plans for the new business proposition 

Realizing the targets for the sales performance and contribution margin, by actively approaching existing customers and by acquiring new customers

Building customer relations by giving technical support, resulting in product and service agreements which meet customer expectations    

Steering a new business project team with cross functional colleagues from Marketing, R&D, QA and Supply Chain

Monitoring trends and developments, related to the market and competition, and dealing adequately with opportunities and threats

Reporting to the Sales Director of the sub Business Unit Salt Specialties  

Bedrijfsinformatie

Company

AkzoNobel (www.akzonobel.com) is proud to be one of the world’s leading industrial companies. Their businesses are active in decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Part of the specialty chemicals and its Business Unit Functional Chemicals is the sub Business Unit Salt Specialties, with head office in Amersfoort. They provide high quality products for the most divergent applications. Well-known brands, which are produced in their plants in Hengelo (the Netherlands) and Mariager (Denmark), are Jozo®, Nezo®, KNZ®, Sanal®, Suprasel®, Broxo® and Broxomatic®. Apart from the retail market, a lot of customers are food processors and other industrial companies. In order to realize a new opportunity for this B2B market, we are currently searching for a professional Business Development Manager.

Profiel kandidaat

Profile

Academic level in Food Technology, Chemical Engineering or equivalent     

Several years of work experience in Sales and/or Technical Sales, preferably in the B2B Food Industry

Experience with both direct sales and indirect sales, through agents and distributors

Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to build a new business from scratch 

Comfortable working and travelling in an international business environment

Strong communication skills, with fluency in English and a good command of Dutch  

Personal skills: self motivated, results driven, customer focus, integrity, convincing, hands on and team player

Contact

Respond to

If you are interested in this position, please contact Hans Hilbrands, telephone: +31 (0)317-468686 or +31 (0)6-51025152, or email/send your written application to: info@dupp.nl / Den Uijl Ploeg & Partners, Gen. Foulkesweg 66, 6703 BW Wageningen, the Netherlands