Job Description

We are looking for a
Country Manager /Technical Sales Manager Food Ingredients South Africa
for a well-known European 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.
• South Africa will be after East Africa the 2nd Hub in Africa for our client
• Must have is a Degree in food technology? and selling experience of Food Ingredients
• you will establish a limited company, you can choose the location in the countr like e.g Jo burg or Cape Town
• we sell value added Food ingredients from leading Food Ingredients suppliers

Tasks
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 SA, 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
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
Benefits
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
GFIC
Geiger Food Ingredients Recruitment & Consulting
GFIC is a boutique recruitment consultancy situated to the south of Munich, founded by Alfred Geiger in 2006
GFIC is consulting in FMGC FoodIngredients Starch Glucose Sweeteners Flavours FruitPreparations Beverages Dairy Nutraceuticals Pharma Colours Cosmetics Hydrocolloids and more
GFIC is consulting in Recruitment (Full Time, Interims Positions, Members for the Advisory Board)
GFIC is consulting global
GFIC is recruiting also C-Level candidates

Skills Required