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Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Technical and Sales Biogas Manager

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMarcq-en-Barœul, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's degree, engineering degree, or equivalent professional experience.
  • At least 5 years of sales experience in the anaerobic digestion industry.
  • Ability to build customer relationships, negotiate contracts, and identify development projects.
  • Entrepreneurial and creative mindset with a customer-solution orientation.
  • Strong communication and diplomacy skills, with the ability to work as part of a team.
  • Open-mindedness and analytical and synthesis abilities.
  • Fluent English is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the biogas business in the EMEAI region in accordance with the global biogas strategy.
  • Work with the team to grow sales through a strong opportunity pipeline, sales follow-up, trial support, information sharing, and reporting.
  • Develop the customer portfolio, ensure customer intimacy and coordination with all functions, and support local teams in developing and executing their action plans.
  • Understand the market environment for additives in anaerobic digestion and contribute to developing a value proposition aligned with end-customer needs.
  • Propose and execute marketing plans, including events, trade shows, and promotional campaigns, within approved budgets and with support from corporate functions.
  • Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to strengthen brand visibility and demand generation.
  • Maintain account, visit, price-list, and opportunity reporting in the Phileo customer relationship management system.

Desired Qualifications

  • Interest in microorganisms and additives.
  • Any additional language.

About the Company

Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Lesaffre is a global fermentation company with a long history and a turnover of €3.2 billion. It employs about 11,700 people from 100 nationalities and operates on all continents. The company develops and produces fermentation-derived ingredients and solutions for food, health, naturalness, and environmental sustainability, working with customers, partners, and researchers to harness the power of microorganisms. Its products come from fermentation processes that use microorganisms to transform raw materials into ingredients and additives for scale, safety, flavor, nutrition, and sustainability. Compared with competitors, Lesaffre combines global reach, large-scale production, and a deep, century-long expertise in fermentation, along with a strong network across customers, researchers, and regions. The company’s goal is to nourish 9 billion people in a healthy way by 2050 while making the most of the planet’s resources, using fermentation as a key solution to food and health challenges.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Marcq-en-Barœul, France
Founded
1853

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