Sales Manager Fertilizers France

OCI Nitrogen is one of the market leaders in nitrogen fertilizers in Europe and the largest producer of melamine worldwide. Furthermore, OCI is currently one of the few producers of low carbon and renewable (green) ammonia. When you join the OCI team, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference every day as you build your career. At OCI you can also contribute to a sustainable living environment. Our fertilizer puts food on the table every day. With our melamine we provide sustainable products such as tables, chairs, laminate and cars. You come into contact with our products every day in your daily life without even knowing it! The fact that we consider sustainability to be an important theme is also reflected in our emissions. We continuously invest in the best available technologies to minimize our emissions where possible. These investments make our emissions among the lowest among our global competitors. We have recently been able to add AdBlue to our product portfolio. AdBlue is a solution used in diesel engines to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx).

For our Fertilizer business we have a vacancy for a:

Sales Manager Fertilizers France 

The Sales Manager France reports to the Sales Director Fertilizers.

• You develop and execute the sales plan of Fertilizer products in France by developing, maintain and expanding sales and long term strategic partnerships in order to secure sales and maximize profit on short and long term, in line with product plans, sales/pricing policies and allocation;
• You are responsible for business development and set up new business in the France market;
• You ensure and maintain effective relations with potential customers in France and ensure realization of adequate financial processes and other after sales issues (e.g. customer complaints, cash management);
• Acquires new business by detecting and following up business opportunities, negotiating, establishing contracts and managing local sales agents;

• Assists and second the Sales Director defining and developing the sales policy and the overall sales plan for OCI Fertilizer products in France.

• Assists the sales managers in realizing optimal sales results by creating and following up business opportunities, negotiating and establishing long term contracts;
• You collect and analyses relevant information on market developments and legislation via various channels in order to detect opportunities and threats for the fertilizer business in France and anticipate adequately on them.
• You participate in projects and executes business cases that contribute to the performance and effectiveness of the business.

Who are we looking for

We are looking for motivated candidates with Bsc/Msc level in e.g. Marketing, International Business Administration or Business Economics, Technology or Sciences. You have at least 3-5 years of experience in sales (B to B) and have affinity with commodity markets, knowledge of Agronomy and Fertilizer business is essential. Furthermore, you have excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English, preferably a third language. You are entrepreneurial, result-, customer- and long-term relation oriented, which is reflected in your negotiation style and skills. Next to that you are agile, fast to react, proactive, energetic and committed. You are willing to travel on regular basis within France and to our central office in the Netherlands.

 Our offer

An excellent opportunity to prove and develop yourself in an international, complex, dynamic and challenging environment. Ongoing attention to your personal development and growth, tailored to your ambitions and abilities. Very good benefits and a great atmosphere.

Interested?

Interested in this position? We kindly request you to send your CV via the button “Apply” (see below). For more information about the procedure, please contact Nicole Peters, Human Capital Business Partner +31 6 10513013 [email protected].

Everyone is different, and it is precisely the differences in people that help us to be an even better organization. That’s why we are curious about who you are! OCI is a company that values ​​diversity & inclusion. More information about this can be found on our website: https://www.oci.nl/sustainability/diversity/

Fill in the application form by selecting the ‘Apply’ button. We also cordially invite women to apply.

 

Acquisition based on this vacancy will not be appreciated.