About the job
In this role you will be responsible for the sales of our specialized portfolio of nutritional animal health products and supporting its pre-sales and marketing activities from conceptual stages to final application. You will be part of the 'Poultry Team Benelux' within the ECA cluster and herein support to realize both our B2F, but also B2B commercial agenda. There will be a dual focus on maintaining established business in one country, but also developing/pioneering our sales of water-soluble products in the other countries. Next to that, you will:
Visit customers on a regular basis and prepare and follow-up on these meetings. Each of these meeting should be prepared within the framework of a predefined account plan (CRM), in which progress and opportunities will be monitored.
Deal with different type of customers including on-farm distributors, veterinary practices and poultry farmers.
Require defining and adjust pricing and positioning strategies according to frequent benchmarking with planned budgets and competitor products.
Work in close collaboration with the AHP sales representatives of other species within the same region but can also serve as a counterpart for poultry AHP sales representatives in the other (ECA) regions.
Support the development of new products and/or upgrade the composition of current products by incorporating i.e. Customer, legal, performance and/or quality requirements into these product designs.
As part of the 'Poultry Team Benelux', you will be partly responsible for defining Trouw Nutrition's poultry commercial agenda here, but also serve as a sparring partner in projects of other colleagues of that team. The team is based in the Netherlands and has a strong commercial focus on the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
What we ask
A colleague with a strong sense of personal accountability. We are looking for someone who builds value for the customer by investigation to uncover explicit needs, develop those needs and link those needs to our product solutions. You're a team player with strong negotiation, presentation and cultural skills. Also, you have:
At least a bachelor's degree.
Minimal 5 years of experience in the agricultural/poultry industry in Northwestern Europe with a strong commercial background.
A willingness to travel internationally, depending on how you will progress in the development of new business.
You're fluent in Dutch, English and preferably German and/or French.
About Nutreco
Nutreco's mission is to feed the future. In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner. Working for Nutreco means a fantastic position in an international working environment with lots of development opportunities.
Working for us is challenging, varied, and rewarding. We believe that social responsibility, transparency, and sustainability are important for long-term viability. We encourage an open culture with accessible managers, an international working environment with good development and training possibilities.
What we offer
Agreat position within a newly established Benelux Poultry Team. A very challenging position with plenty of opportunities within a BU full of driven and ambitious colleagues. It is a ambitious position within a company that truly thinks from the customer's perspective. You will be part of a global ecosystem that ensures innovation and optimizes profitable growth. Next to that:
We will offer you a fulltime position, 40 hours per week.
Competitive remuneration package with a good pension scheme.
Responsibility for your own projects and development opportunities within the company.
Flexible work environment with the option to work partly from home.
How to apply / Extra information
Are you the candidate we are looking for? We would like to hear from you! You can express your interest in this role by clicking the button "apply now'' and we will contact you as soon as possible. For more information regarding this vacancy, you can contact Dionne Bolderheij-Mooijer (Corporate Recruiter) at dionne.bolderheij[at]nutreco.com. In case you do apply, we like to thank you for sharing your ambition with us!