Area Sales Manager (meat industry) - Latin America

As an Area Sales Manager you are a part of the worldwide sales team of functional pork proteins towards the meat processing company.  You play a crucial role in the expansion of our customer portfolio and maintaining long-term relationships with our current customers & distributors within Latin America.

Main Responsibilities 

•    Establish and maintain major relationships and generate new business; 
•    Responsible for all aspects of allocated prospects, agents and customers; 
•    Develop detailed product knowledge and in-depth understanding of ingredients for the meat processing industry;
•    Responsible for identifying and approaching potential new customers; 
•    Develop long term customer commitment and relationships with (key account) customers; 
•    Thinking strategically with the customers and identifying new business opportunities; 
•    Translating customer demand to the internal VEOS organization; 
•    Develop and implement an annual sales plan. 

Qualifications

•    Minimum 2 years of outside B2B sales experience (supplying ingredients to the meat industry would be ideal); 
•    Successful track record of growing territory and sales as well as of increasing and exceeding revenue; 
•    Understanding of manufacturing processes; 
•    Self-starter personality with strong focus on results; 
•    Presentation and negotiation skills at senior level in English and (native) Spanish; 
•    Willing to travel;
•    DNA: entrepreneurship, respect, modesty & good vibes.

Offer

•    You will be able to use your skills and talents to the full and further develop them.   In an open, no-nonsense culture, family run company, your opinion will count and be a part of the success of the company.
•    A varied and challenging position in an exceptionally strong growing family-owned company.