POSITION Responsible for the sales performance by developing and owning the strategy and annual business plans for Lactose & Permeate in line with the Whey Nutrition strategy Formulate and implementing sales plans and activities in the designated areas Maintainand further developing long term partnerships with customers Create new business opportunities by listening to customer needs and visiting fairs and potential new customers in order to acquire new business Ensure that customer requirements are effectively and efficiently met in full and liaising closely with the technical and customer care teams and the production facilities Provide sales reports and relevant market information on a regular basis Work closely together with other colleagues at Volac in Orwell and Felinfach Report to the Director Whey Nutrition. YOUR PROFILE Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, economics or similar, or (food) science complemented with a business degree Relevant sales experience in the B2B food industry, preferably with dairy ingredients Knowledge of the European food industry and relevant products and applications Home-based, preferably in the Netherlands, with regular travelling to clients and the office in the UK Excellent communication skills, fluency in English, and preferably proficiency in another European language Personal skills: proactive, client and results-oriented, convincing, problem-solving, self-motivated, networker, well-organized and team player.
Associate Director, Int’l Media Relations & DACH Communications (m/f/x) Location: Hattersheim (Greater Frankfurt Area), Marburg, Munich Fulltime / permanent The Opportunity We are strengthening our International Communications team and are looking for an experienced and strategic communicator to join us as Associate Director, Int’l Media Relations & DACH Communications.