Sales Manager West Africa at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Job Description

• The Sales Manager West Africa actively maintains and expands our food & beverage customer base in the region, drives customer projects and builds a solid project pipeline for sustainable business results.

Your Responsibilities

• You take responsibility for our beverage and food sales customers in the West & Central African region, including the support of Key Accounts, Retail Brand Customers, regular Food and Dairy Customers
• You develop and implement innovative sales and marketing strategies within the West African market
• You create and fulfill own sales plans and budget on the basis of market plans
• You controll all sales activities with existing and potential customers
• You establish and develop a long-term customer relationships
• You monitor the market and identify market potential
• You develop customer concepts in cooperation with product management, application and product development

Your Profile

• You have a successfully completed degree in Science, Food Technology or Technology, Business Administration or a related field
• You have gained experience in the B2B food, beverage, dairy and ingredients market
• You have knowledge and commercial contacts to the beverage, dairy and food market
• You have excellent English and French language skills
• You are a team player and have strong communication and presentation skills
• You have a strong customer and service orientation and technical understanding
• You work in a structured and independent manner and do not lose the overview even under pressure
• You are willing to travel regularly within the region

Our Offer

• Challenging tasks, short decision-making processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment with flexible work time models
• Room for innovative thinking and growth
• A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity
• Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company