Area Sales Manager France, Kekkilä-BVB

Kekkilä-BVB is the European leader in horticulture. We provide products and services for professional greenhouse growers, retail, consumers, and garden architects in over 100 countries worldwide.

We have strong product brands within the professional and consumer growth markets, operating under the names BVB Substrates, Kekkilä Professional, Brill Substrates, BVB Landscaping, Kekkilä, Hasselfors Garden, Terra Brill, Jardino, and Florentus.

Together with our customers, we grow for a better future. Kekkilä-BVB is part of the Neova Group. www.kekkila-bvb.com.

We are looking for an : Area Sales Manager, location France.

Do you want to develop into a professional sales specialist who advises our customers on substrates in an advisory role? If so, read on! After a thorough training period, you will become the technical specialist of our products and develop yourself into an independent (sales) advisor.

As an Area Sales Manager, you are part of a team of professionals and are responsible for the development and sale of our substrates in the Westland region and beyond.

Your base is De Lier, Netherlands. You are the primary point of contact for customers and maintain a professional network.

In this challenging role, you focus on both sales to existing customers and acquiring new relationships. Our target audience is growers who use various substrates tailored to their specific cultivation needs.

You independently represent our products and turn opportunities into successes. Additionally, you systematically work on the development of your sales area, closely collaborating with your colleagues from product management, sales, customer service, and marketing.

Responsibilities :

• Selling substrates within the professional horticulture market;
• Key) account management;
• Actively promoting and marketing our products;
• Becoming a partner of our strategic customers and relationships;
• Increasing market share;
• Identifying and seizing market, product development, and trends with product specialists.

We are looking for :

• Someone who has a degree in sales, business administration, marketing or something related to the horicultural sector with a track record in sales;
• Entrepreneurship;
• Knowledge, experience, and a strong affinity with the sector;
• Network in the professional agricultural sector;
• Technical knowledge in the field of substrates and cultivation is a plus;
• Result-oriented;
• Strong personal presentation and networking skills.

Our core values are "Focus on customer success, Achieving together, Courage to renew, and Trust through respect". If you recognize yourself in this role and resonate with our core values, please send your resume and motivation.

What do you get in return?

If you choose to work at Kekkilä-BVB, we offer you a highly challenging job in a top international company. You will be part of an informal and pleasant working environment with plenty of opportunities for growth.

Of course, we offer you a competitive salary with 24 vacation days, 8% holiday pay, a bonus scheme based on our company objectives, and a premium-free pension.

Questions?

Do you have any questions about the recruitment process? Feel free to reach out to my collegue Mandy Koppendraier (HR Specialist) via mandy.

[email protected] or if you have any questions about the work itself please reach out to Guido Linders (Senior Vice President Commercial) via guido.

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