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Area Sales Manager Poultry EMEA

Jbtm Open · verified Sep 30, 2026
Remote Istanbul Full-time Manager Sales Leadership

At a glance

Mid-level Sales Leadership role at Jbtm. Remote, Türkiye · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleSales Leadership
SeniorityManager
LocationIstanbul
WorkplaceRemote
EmploymentFull-time
PostedMay 11, 2026 · 4mo ago
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Work with sales leadership, account managers, distributors, and regional operations on territory plans
  • Sell complex poultry processing solutions by matching customer needs with their value
  • Help account managers build detailed process knowledge through support and training
  • Track visits, opportunities, follow-ups, competitor activity, installed equipment, and customer requirements in CRM systems
  • Deliver volume, pricing, market-share, sales, and margin goals across your assigned territory

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree in business or engineering
  • At least three years selling technical or mechanical systems directly to business customers, preferably internationally
  • Experience using CRM software and Microsoft Office
  • Strong written and spoken English
  • Willingness to travel throughout the assigned sales territory

Who this fits

You’ll suit a customer-facing sales manager role built around complex technical solutions, process analysis, and direct interaction with senior customer contacts. The position is remote from Istanbul, Türkiye, requires territory travel, and involves working across multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.

From the employer

Area Sales Manager

Are you the eager commercial star to boost our sales?

Join our team as Area Sales Manager and you’ll step into our exciting world of poultry processing systems and solutions. Never a dull moment! You’ll be JBT Marel’s closest contact to our customers; you get to interact with them one-on-one, in person, at exhibitions, demos or other occasions. This allows you to analyze their needs and offer them the best possible solutions. That’s because you understand all relevant details of the customers process and of Marel’s top-notch solutions.

JBT Marel’s and our commitment to sustainability and inclusion make for a pleasant environment that stimulates you to develop yourself. Are you prepared to take a deep dive into our poultry processing universe and acquire the knowledge and abilities you need to hit your sales targets? Then look no further – this job will fulfill your expectations and goals.

An Area Sales Manager at JBT Marel will:

  • Work in close collaboration with Regional Sales Director, Account Managers, Distribution Partners, and Regional Sales Operations

  • Participate in the process of establishing and implementing a structural industry market plan for a region

  • Drive the sales of complex solutions; justify their value and help increase JBT Marel’s market share while meeting customer requirements

  • Support and train Account Managers within depth process knowledge

  • Be responsible for realizing sales (targets in volume and achieving the best possible price and market share for complex solutions)

  • Be responsible for visit reports, opportunity registration and follow-up (maintaining data in Company CRM systems)

  • Collect information on competitors’ activities, installed base, requirements, and developments

  • Meet KPI (Key Performance Indicators) goals with sales and margins

An Area Sales Manager at JBT Marel is:

  • Motivated, outgoing, self-starting

  • Results driven

  • Able to analyze processes at the customer and advise on improvements

  • Able to handle pressure, meet deadlines, and pay attention to detail while maintaining a positive attitude

  • An excellent communicator and listener, with the ability to work with customers at a high level in the organization, vendors, and co-workers in a professional and tactful manner to resolve problems

  • Able to follow through on duties and assignments with minimal supervision

  • An excellent time manager, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects

An Area Sales Manager at JBT Marel has:

  • A bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering

  • 3 years’ experience in outside business-to-business sales of technical/ mechanical systems, preferably with an international company

  • Skills in software such as a CRM system, Microsoft Office

  • Excellent skills in written and verbal English

  • The commitment to travel within the assigned sales territory

  • Ability to work in a multicultural, multidisciplinary organization


Why join JBT Marel?

Be part of a mission-driven global company that’s transforming the food industry

  • Work with real customers, real technology, and real impact

  • Build your career in a structured but flexible development track

  • Learn from and grow with experienced mentors and sales professionals

  • Join a culture of humility, innovation, and collaboration

  • Travel, explore, and grow in a truly international environment

About JBT Marel

At JBT Marel, what we do matters, we know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business.

Our purpose is to transform the future of food; this guides our vision of being the leading partner in solutions for a sustainable food industry. At its core, our vision emphasizes partnership, inspiring JBT Marel to deliver exceptional, end-to-end service that fosters customer trust.

  • Our values show who we are at our best. As we Serve with integrity – Create with collaboration – Grow with excellence – Advance with innovation

  • We are committed to our employees and will provide you with development and opportunities to allow you to be the best version of yourself at work, at home, and in your community.

  • We foster a genuine inclusive team culture enjoying collaborative working across our global teams to deliver world-class projects.

  • We encourage development ensuring new experiences and challenges at JBT Marel to feed your growth!

  • Benefits: Salary will be dependent on candidate location and profile i.e. country of residence - details relating to the amount of holiday including bank holidays, healthcare benefits, pension will be shared directly with applicants.

Join us. Shape the future. Start at JBT Marel.


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