Sales Manager Flavours (all genders)
At a glance
Mid-level Sales Leadership role at AGRANA. Kroellendorf · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Sell compound flavours to current accounts and bring new customers into the business
- Run assigned country groups and key accounts, setting direction while handling day-to-day sales
- Open new customer segments and grow the product range, customer base and target markets
- Coordinate customer requests with R&D, Procurement, Production and Quality Management
- Assess customer and market opportunities at trade fairs and seminars, then lead strategic customer projects
What you bring
- Vocational training or a university qualification, plus relevant work in key account management, sales or application management
- A solid grasp of flavours and ingredient solutions
- Strong commercial judgment, numerical ability and understanding of profitability and costs
- Fluent German and English, with readiness to travel domestically and internationally
Who this fits
This role suits someone with relevant sales or application experience who wants to build international customer relationships in the food and beverage sector. Expect travel within Austria and abroad, with the role indicating a travel range of twenty-five to fifty percent. Additional languages are a plus.
From the employer
AUSTRIA JUICE Group is one of the most important global players in the food and beverage market and employs approximately 1.000 people at various production sites worldwide. As a leading company in the industry, the AUSTRIA JUICE Group is appreciated by customers for its expertise in the development of innovative beverage concepts and high-quality food & beverage ingredients.
For our location in Kroellendorf we are looking for a motivated personality ready to join our Sales department Added-Value as Sales Manager Flavours (all genders).
Do you approach everything you take on with full conviction and great passion? Do you enjoy working in a team and prefer not to choose the easiest path, but the one that takes you the furthest? Then you’re exactly the right fit for us!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- B2B sales of compound flavors for existing and new customers
- Independent, strategic, and operational management of defined country groups and key accounts in the compound flavors business
- Development of new customer segments and acquisition of new customers
- Continuous expansion of the customer and product portfolio as well as strategic development of existing and new markets
- Communication and coordination of customer inquiries with internal interfaces (R&D, Procurement, Production, and Quality Management)
- Analysis, evaluation, and optimization of customer and market potential (at trade fairs and seminars)
- Management and execution of strategic customer projects
WHAT YOU BRING
- Completed vocational training or a university degree (University/FH) combined with relevant experience in Key Account Management, Sales, or Application Management, ideally within the food and beverage industry
- Solid knowledge of flavours and ingredient solutions
- Strong business acumen combined with excellent numerical skills and a sound understanding of profitability and cost-benefit relationships
- Confident presence, customer focus, and strong intercultural communication skills
- Passion for the FMCG industry, international sales, and building lasting customer relationships
- A proactive and self-driven mindset with the confidence to contribute and implement new ideas
- Willingness to travel (25% to 50%), both domestically and internationally, with a degree of flexibility
- Fluent German and English skills; additional languages are considered an advantage
WHAT WE OFFER
- An exceptionally collegial team and an excellent working atmosphere
- As part of an international group, we guarantee job security and long‑term development opportunities
- Performance‑based bonus & company car
- Option to work from home
- Job bike leasing and public transport subsidy
- Childcare allowance
- Employer‑subsidized lunch
- We are legally required to state the minimum salary for this position (collective agreement for the food industry, fruit juice sector, VWG IV/after 5 years: 3,748.13). Actual compensation will be discussed individually
CONTACT
Romana Frank
Teamleader of HR
www.austriajuice.com
Find out more about AUSTRIA JUICE and also visit us on LinkedIn.
As a global company, we are very proud of our diverse workforce and attach great importance to equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation who is passionate about our company to apply.
Have we caught your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application.
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