Senior Sales Manager (m/f/d) Europe

Das Handelshaus Jebsen & Jessen ist seit über 100 Jahren weltweit im Im- und Export tätig. Heute liegt unsere Kompetenz in den Bereichen Chemie, Textil, australischem Granatsand, Stahl, Transport / e-Mobility und Exportfinanzierung. Als Teil einer weltweiten Firmengruppe operieren wir durch unsere in Deutschland ansässigen Firmen von Hamburg aus unabhängig, mit direkten Geschäftsverbindungen zu Kunden und Lieferanten in mehr als 80 Ländern.

For Life Science GmbH, a subsidiary of the Jebsen & Jessen Hamburg Group, we are looking for a Sales Manager (m/f/d) Europe.

Our everyday business is concerned with distribution and trading in additives for food and animal feed as well as home and personal care products. Focusing primarily on Europe and South America, we offer our customers individual solutions for products, prices, and logistics services. Customers can benefit from our many years of experience based on reliability, flexibility, and expertise.

So join our team in the role of a Sales Manager Europe!

• National and Europe-wide trading of the customer-specific product range in the area of feed and food additives
• Intensive development and expansion of long-term customer relationships in the sales region
• Establishment/expansion of international supplier relationships
• Market analyses and competitive intelligence with resulting strategy planning
• Development of marketing strategies and product variations in cooperation with customers and manufacturers
• Budget/ sales planning and pricing

• Successfully completed training as a merchant in foreign trade, if necessary further qualification as a foreign trade specialist / BiA and/or studies
• Several years of experience as a trader, preferably in the food or feed additives sector
• Business fluent in German and English, knowledge of Spanish would be a plus
• High sales affinity and strong communication skills, sustainability and customer orientation
• Structured, efficient and independent way of working and acting
• Team player mentality, social competence, high flexibility and self-motivation
• Confidence in using the MS Office package as well as merchandise management systems; SAP knowledge would be a plus