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Louis Dreyfus Company

Global agribusiness sourcing, processing, distributing commodities

KA Channel Sales

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGuangzhou, Guangdong Province, China$25k - $32k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher is required; a major in animal nutrition, veterinary medicine, animal husbandry or livestock farming, or marketing is preferred.
  • A solid foundation in animal nutrition, feed science, and livestock farming management, with knowledge of the feed and livestock industries, market dynamics, competition, regulations, and technology trends.
  • Proficiency in sales processes and techniques, customer relationship management, market development, identifying customer needs, developing solutions, sales negotiation, and using customer relationship management tools for customer records, opportunity tracking, and business data analysis.
  • At least 8 years of value-sales experience with differentiated products in the feed industry or a related field.
  • Ability to travel frequently.
  • Ability to manage multiple customized-solution projects, organize resources and schedules, and deliver projects on time and to quality requirements.
  • Market insight and commercial judgment, including analyzing market data and competitor activity and identifying opportunities, threats, industry trends, and changing customer needs.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage complex relationships with key accounts, understand their organizations, decision processes, needs, and stakeholders, and coordinate internal and external resources to achieve sales goals.
  • Monitor customer relationships, create ongoing value, coordinate with logistics, procurement, sales, and supply chain professionals, provide needed information, and resolve customer complaints.
  • Coordinate across departments and business units to identify and drive sales opportunities and meet current and future customer needs.
  • Collaborate with marketing, technical service, operations, and management to develop and deliver customized solutions for customer needs.
  • Assess competitors’ capabilities against the company’s, identify gaps, and position competitive solutions.
  • Develop sales with internal sales and functional teams, execute strategic partnership objectives, identify new opportunities, and support sales targets and product-growth strategies.
  • Co-create customized animal nutrition and health solutions with customers and technical service teams; ensure technical accuracy and feasibility; integrate company resources; and present solutions and their value to customers.
  • Manage customized-solution projects from customer coordination and internal resource allocation through tracking, implementation, issue resolution, and delivery.
  • Identify business opportunities with key accounts, develop sales strategies, grow product sales, exceed sales targets, and expand customer resources and market coverage.
  • Develop sales proposals that address customer needs and improve overall customer and business value.
  • Open new distributor channels, assess prospective distributors, negotiate and sign agreements, and establish partnerships.
  • Visit core distributors, develop quarterly and annual sales plans, allocate targets to customers, track distributor sales data, analyze market changes, and adjust strategies to meet targets.
  • Work with distributors on regional market activities, manage market coverage, and develop distributor training plans to improve sales capabilities and product knowledge.
  • Work with technical service on product-use problems, participate in technical training and exchanges, and communicate product technical advantages and solutions to customers.
  • Work with research and development teams to relay customer feedback and expectations, contribute to market research and needs analysis for new products, and support product improvement and innovation.
  • Partner with marketing on marketing strategies and promotional activities, including product launches, technical seminars, and trade shows; share customer information with marketing and technical teams.
  • Assist with customer transactions and sales activities such as industry events, exhibitions, customer factory visits, research and development workshops, working discussions, and headquarters visits.
  • Coordinate customer credit and payment matters with the credit department and customized-solution execution with customer service and production teams.
  • Maintain customer and customer-service plan records for review and ongoing business development.
  • Develop short- and medium-term solutions and product or service portfolios with key developers and cross-functional teams to maintain and grow market share and maximize profit.
  • Execute pricing procedures under established policies, and provide feedback to sales management on pricing competitiveness and implementation.
  • Draft and execute complex contracts with legal teams and senior customer or sales leaders, negotiate with complex customers, and close sales.
  • Develop innovative revenue-generating solutions involving branding, price segmentation, and product configuration, and collaborate across relevant departments.

Desired Qualifications

  • Existing key-account customer resources and successful large-project sales experience.
  • Relevant educational background in animal nutrition, veterinary medicine, animal husbandry or livestock farming, or marketing.

About the Company

Louis Dreyfus Company

Global agribusiness sourcing, processing, distributing commodities

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is a global agribusiness player that operates across the entire food value chain. It sources and imports raw agricultural materials like grains, oilseeds, coffee, cotton, and sugar, then processes them into value-added products and distributes them to farmers, food and beverage companies, industrial manufacturers, and other markets worldwide. Its products work by moving from origination to processing and distribution, with a growing emphasis on plant-based proteins to provide nutritious, sustainable alternatives to animal foods. LDC differentiates itself through its large, integrated network that spans sourcing, processing, and global distribution, its focus on sustainability and plant-based innovation, and its commitment to integrity, long-term stability, and partnerships. The company's goal is to meet rising demand for safe, nutritious, and sustainable food while supporting farmers and customers through reliable supply chains and ongoing value creation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.5B
Headquarters
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Founded
1851

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