Are you ready for a fresh step in your career?
We have a sweet opportunity for you!
Regional Field Sales Manager Noord (Flanders)
37 hours per week (full-time)
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Hybrid: 1 day per week in the Breda office and 4 days per week on the road across the Flanders region, Belgium
About Perfetti Van Melle
For more than one hundred years, we have been creating, producing and selling some of the world's favourite sweets under the well-known Perfetti Van Melle family name. Together with more than 20,000 colleagues worldwide, we make sure people can enjoy iconic brands such as Mentos, Fruittella, Klene, Look-O-Look, Chupa Chups, Stimorol, Bubblicious, Smint and Frisk every day.
Would you like to work with strong A-brands, inspire a team and achieve commercial success together? Then this could be your opportunity!
This is where we can use your strengths!
As Regional Field Sales Manager Noord, you will be part of Sales Benelux, within the Belgian Channel. You will report directly to the Field Sales Manager and lead a team of 5 Sales Promoters and 4 Merchandisers.
You will motivate, coach and develop your team, ensuring that our commercial strategy is effectively translated into strong execution at store level. You will work closely with Key Account Managers, Sales Support and your fellow Regional Field Sales Manager.
Your key responsibilities at a glance:
- Coach and inspire your team, supporting their day-to-day development and performance.
- Encourage the effective use of sales data and reporting to continuously improve results.
- Support the development and implementation of the sales strategy.
- Analyse the performance of the Belgian Field Sales organisation and act as the central point of contact for reporting and data.
- Take responsibility for achieving sales and distribution targets within the supermarket and convenience channels.
- Contribute to the further optimisation of the customer network and commercial execution at store level.
- Be present at the Breda office every Tuesday.
The ideal recipe for our Regional Field Sales Manager:
We are looking for a commercial and inspiring people manager who gets energy from developing people and achieving strong commercial results.
These are the ingredients we are looking for
- You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in Sales, Marketing or a similar field.
- You have demonstrable experience as a Sales Promoter and understand the dynamics of Field Sales and working in an external sales environment.
- Experience in leading and coaching a team is a strong plus.
- You are empathetic and ambitious, and know how to inspire, coach and motivate people.
- You have a strong commercial mindset and excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- You are results-oriented, customer-focused and driven to achieve commercial objectives.
- You work in a structured and process-oriented way and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- You speak fluent Dutch and have a very good command of French and English.
- Ideally, you live in the Antwerp region or within a maximum one-hour commute from Breda.
The Perfetti Van Melle ingredients – is this your flavour?
We are Taste Makers in Candy! As the third-largest confectionery company in the world and the second-largest in Europe, we have the ambition to become the best at making sweets.
What makes us unique?
- Empowering – Growth and development opportunities that match your ambitions.
- Fun – A family-like culture, great team activities and, yes… a candy factory!
- Innovation – A strong focus on health, sustainability and food safety.
- Dynamic – With operations in 30+ countries, we are constantly moving forward.
Discover your sweet reward!
In addition to an attractive fixed salary package based on your experience and expertise, we offer:
- A collective bonus scheme based on organisational and individual performance.
- An optional warrant plan.
- Comprehensive group and hospitalisation insurance.
- €10 meal vouchers per day worked.
- Depending on the applicable conditions, a home-working, internet and/or daily allowance.
- A company car, subject to the applicable conditions.
- 28 vacation days.
- A training budget for your personal and professional development.
- Annual eco vouchers, subject to the applicable conditions.
- A renewed bicycle plan.
Does this sound like your kind of opportunity?
Great Place to Work® Certified™ – because creating fun starts with creating a great place to work. At Perfetti Van Melle, we don't just create iconic brands; we also create an environment where people can grow, develop and thrive. We are proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified™ and recognised for our culture, trust and positive employee experience.
At Perfetti Van Melle, we believe that the strength of our team lies in diversity. We create a working environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and empowered to grow.
Ready to help shape the future of candy?
Does this role sound like a great, sweet next step in your career? We would love to meet you!
Apply now and help us create even more sweet moments!