Area Sales Manager Egypt

Egypt, Nationwide
Marketing & Sales
Bachelor
Are you an entrepreneur with great networking skills and a good commercial
drive? Do you like to be one of our Area Sales Managers for an area of
customers in Egypt? Then you are the person we are looking for at our office
in Egypt!

**What does your job as Area Sales Manager at Rijk Zwaan Egypt look

like?**
As Area Sales Manager within the Rijk Zwaan team in Egypt you fulfill an
essential role in coordinating a sales area in the North-East part of Egypt,
specifically in the Ismailia & Delta area. You are leading a small team of
sales reps and trial coordinators on sales and marketing activities in this
area. You coach, train and develop the sales team by having regular contacts
and meetings with them. You represent Rijk Zwaan in this area of sales, also
on the local fairs and exhibitions and you build relationships with all key
clients and stakeholders in Egypt. Additionally, you are responsible for:
* Drafting a strategy for the sales in this area for the next ‎5 to ‎10 years;
* Coordinating all the operational sales activities of the team;
* Managing the sales planning and forecasting and giving input to the logistics team;
* Performing sales activities on key accounts in the Ismailia & Delta area;
* Negotiating sales prices, discounts and the payment terms;
* Carrying out promotional and marketing activities; planning and organizing field days, demo's and trials;
* Presenting current market data of the area on the CRM system;
* Being the first contact person for the Managing Director for general/sales related matters to the team and the sales performance of the team.

Your contribution:

You are reliable, pro-active, tenacious and have a clear focus on the
customer. You are a dedicated to follow up the sales activities in the area.
You are able to create networks and maintain and build long term
relationships, with clients, in your team and on all levels; managerial,
technical and operational. You are able to coach, train and develop your sales
team and you are a team player. Your good commercial skills, strong
communicative and negotiating skills and entrepreneurial drive are essential
for this job. You like to initiate and take responsibility to organize and
take a leading role in the sales team and you have solid business skills. You
are willing to travel extensively, both in the country and international. In
addition, we can find the following on your resume:
* A bachelor degree in the area of Agriculture;
* At least ‎10 years of relevant sales management experience in vegetable agriculture;
* Adequate product and market knowledge of the Egyptian vegetable industry, preferably in vegetable seeds;
* Fluent in English.

What can you expect from us?

As Area Sales Manager you will operate in a highly motivated team of
experienced and professional colleagues in Egypt and in strong cooperation
with the Rijk Zwaan teams in the Netherlands. You are working in a challenging
vegetable seed sector. In addition to a dynamic and innovative work-
environment with constantly new challenges, we are happy to offer you:
* A permanent contract from the start;
* Market-based salary based on job level and experience;
* Various training opportunities through our Rijk Zwaan Academy;
* Company car, laptop and phone;
* Family medical insurance - full coverage;
* A team with motivated sales colleagues.

Rijk Zwaan: your new employer?

Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture.
Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable
varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally to growers and other
chain partners. From our strategic position we contribute to the world food
supply. Everything we do is about healthy growth. The growth of natural and
healthy products that we export around the world. The growth of our company
and above all the growth of our people: we give you every opportunity to use
your own initiative and achieve your full potential.

Interested?

Do you recognize yourself and would you like to start as soon as possible? You
can address your application to [email protected].
As your application will be reviewed carefully by several colleagues, you will
hear from us within two weeks.
The deadline for applying is set for the 20th of May. An assessment will be
part of the procedure.