Nigeria Food Technologist as Country Manager /Technical Sales Manager Food Ingredients

This is a B2B job not a FMCG job Must have is a Degree in food technology​ and selling experience of Food Ingredients if you are not a Food Technologist please do not apply We are looking for a Country Manager /Technical Sales Manager Food Ingredients Nigeria for a well-known Food Ingredients Distributor Please apply only if you have experience in sales of Food Ingredients Business to Business. you work for a Food Ingredients Distributor or a Food Ingredients Producer. Nigeria will be after East Africa, South Africa our 3rd Hub in Africa for our client Must have is a Degree in food technology​ and selling experience of Food Ingredients, if you not a Food Technologist please do not apply you will establish a limited company, in Nigeria we sell value added Food ingredients from leading Food Ingredients suppliers We are looking for a Country Manager (25% of time)/Sales Manager (75% of time) with a passion for food technology and sales. · You will be responsible for establishing of our business in Nigeria, overall market performance, and sales growth in the food industry sector. · This includes not only an understanding of food technology, sales management, and logistics but also team leadership across functions (including government relations, partnerships, operations, and local marketing). · As a Country Manager, you will not only ensure operational excellence but also have your finger on the local market pulse, identifying new opportunities for sales growth while building and maintaining important partnerships with food producers. Requirements · Bachelor or Master Degree in Food Technology (must have) · Minimum 5 year’s experience in food industry (production / sales) · Ability to solve technological problems and the passion for developing food products · Exceptional communication and analytical skills, highly organized, reliable, ability to motivate and guide employees · Good negotiation skills, positive thinking · Fluent in written and spoken English · Prepared to travel · Business acumen · Skilled computer user Responsibilities as a Technical Sales manager: · Analyze market and product range of suppliers to find new potentials · Create strong relationships with food producers · Develop sales strategies for specified ingredients (business development) · Visit customers in SA, analyze their needs, create a value proposition · Advice ingredients applications and develop tailor-made recipes for customers where required · Attend production trials at customers / make small-scale trials in the application kitchen · Make price offers / follow-up of projects & payments from customers · Align sales strategy for suppliers’ product groups under the supervision of Springboard managers · Check legal requirements (certification, registration, labeling, import) Responsibilities as a Country manager (Director): · Keep good relationships with our suppliers · Control business processes within the company (logistics, contracts, administration, warehouse, usage of internal computer program) · Financial control (payments, exchange rate, costs of the company) · Coach and motivate employees · Generate profit Working in an international team with lean structures · Close cooperation with market-leading, innovative suppliers with excellent products · Regular product and application training · We offer an attractive compensation package reflective of your experience and qualifications, consisting of salary, vehicle allowance and business tools