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Lesaffre

Fermentation specialist advancing food and health

Business Developer

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least two years of field sales experience working with distributors of FMCG products.
  • A commercial education or training background.
  • Familiarity with computer tools and customer relationship management systems.
  • Ability to analyze and synthesize information.
  • Autonomy, transparency, integrity, strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, listening skills, persistence, and an interest in challenges and negotiation.

Responsibilities

  • Build a database of customer users and potential customers.
  • Understand the potential of the assigned territory and the market share of leading competitors.
  • Support distributors’ sales teams and measure their performance.
  • Monitor competitors and identify newly opened bakeries.
  • Master the technical characteristics of the Lesaffre product range.
  • Contribute to market visibility and identify customers’ needs for technical support, communicate those needs, and monitor the progress of assistance assignments.
  • Use sales support tools to optimize sales activities.
  • Prospect new bakeries daily and report collected data.
  • Demonstrate commercial initiative and assign new customers to the distributor best able to provide service.
  • Communicate with the Baking Center team and share relevant information.
  • Protect the image of Lesaffre products in the market.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports, regularly update customer and CRM data, and plan assignments in advance.

Desired Qualifications

  • English proficiency.

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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