Offre d’emploi
Vos responsabilités et vos tâches :
- Lead the front-sales and sales support teams across the Cheese Processing portfolio. Develop and implement the sales plan.
- Manage and develop the Sales Front-End, Technical Offering, Sales Engineering, Sales Administration and CRM activities.
- Actively participate in customer negotiations and commercial offering activities.
- Negotiate contractual terms and conditions in cooperation with Legal and Finance functions.
- Work directly with customers or through the GEA worldwide sales network, depending on the region and market.
- Collaborate with Division Marketing to define and implement global marketing plans for Cheese Processing technologies.
- Manage agents and distributors, including engagement, support, commissions and compliance activities.
- Define pricing and discount policies as well as project-specific commercial conditions, ensuring project profitability. Ensure price list implementation and maintenance.
- Build and implement the business development strategy and go-to-market approach for the Cheese Processing Cluster in collaboration with the NPE Division Regional Business Units and the Global Dairy Business Line.
- Support and influence the product development pipeline and contribute to defining R&D investment priorities and business cases.
- Manage the cost center and personnel budget.
- Maintain strong relationships with customers, key stakeholders and GEA sales leaders globally.
Votre profil et vos qualifications :
- Master's degree in Engineering, Economics, Food Technology & Science or an equivalent field.
- Additional education or training in finance, commercial contracts, sales, negotiation or value selling is considered an advantage.
- Minimum 15 years of professional experience in similar commercial leadership positions, including at least 5 years in a sales management role.
- Strong application knowledge and experience in the dairy and cheese processing industry.
- Experience in international business environments.
- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capabilities.
- Proven ability to manage complex commercial situations and challenges.
- Good understanding of legal and financial contractual aspects.
- Strong customer orientation and relationship-building skills.
- Leadership approach based on openness, collaboration and solution-oriented thinking.
- Ability to perform effectively in demanding and high-pressure situations.
- Openness to new ideas and continuous improvement.
- Fluent Italian and English. Additional languages such as Spanish or French are considered an advantage.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package.
- Company car.
- Annual bonus linked to company performance.
- Health and wellbeing programmes.
- Opportunity to work in an international environment with global responsibility and exposure.
Salary range: 90.000 – 110.00 Euro base salary + variable part based on the company yearly bonus plan.
Contract classification will be evaluated based on the experience and seniority of the candidate.
GEA is proudly certified as a Top Employer, reflecting our commitment to employee wellbeing, development and empowerment.
Ready to shape the future of Cheese Processing with GEA? Apply today.
À propos de GEA
GEA est un des premiers fournisseurs de l’industrie agroalimentaire et d’un vaste éventail d’autres industries de process. Ses quelques 18 000 collaborateurs dans plus de 60 pays contribuent largement au succès de GEA : rejoignez-les ! Nous proposons des tâches intéressantes et stimulantes, un environnement de travail positif dans des équipes internationales et des opportunités de développement personnel et d’évolution dans une entreprise mondiale.
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