European Commercial Director for Food Colours m/f/d

European Commercial Director for Food Colours m/f/d

Location: Northern Italy onsite

This is a Business 2 Business job. Please apply only if you have experience in Flavours, Colours, Extracts, dried Fruit and Vegetables and other value added Food Ingredients.

Role

The Director of Sales & Marketing develops and directs all sales, marketing and business development activities in Europe.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing a sales and marketing plan to achieve set growth targets.
• Developing and managing an effective sales and distributor team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Successful track record of building and growing sales and profitability in a food ingredient business (e.g. Flavours, Colours, Extracts, Powders).
• Closing sales and satisfying customers at senior levels including Directors, VPs and owners / executives.
• Highly self-motivated; able to operate autonomously in a dynamic environment.
• Strong fit with the Company’s culture and unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree with a preference for sciences or food technology/ingredients and/or MBA.
• Fluent in English, Italian and other European languages are an asset.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in a B2B sales environment within the food industry.

Benefits

• This is a B2B job.
• This is not a job for candidates coming from FMCG, Horeca, Hotels or Restaurants.

Please apply in English.