Sales Specialist Onion & Salads | North Italy | BASF's vegetable seeds business | Fulltime
Nunhems Italy _ BASF Vegetable Seeds is searching for
Sales Specialist Onion & Salads_North Italy
What you can expect
As a Sales Specialist Onion & Salads for North Italy, you develop the market position and the share of BASF Vegetable Seeds crops, as well you build up a long-term relationship with potential national or international medium-large customers, in order to realize profitability and partnership.
You will plan, review and execute the annual sales plan in line with the M&S strategy to match with the production plan and stock.
You will introduce the company and the products to national and international customers.
You negotiate the annual contracts and the concepts with the customers, within broader guidelines with the aim of achieving the short-term sales target and the long-term partnership relation.
You steer the customer team and will participate in international and cross-border projects with customers.
You will provide market, price and product information and will participate in the drafting of the marketing and sales plans in the crop team.
You contribute to the trial programs, make proposals as to the assortments and initiate the introductions of new varieties.
What we expect
Educated ideally to graduate level in agriculture and/or agronomy, you have more than 5 years' experience in a sales related position, with strong technical and commercial product knowledge.
You have a proactive approach to key account management and customer relationship management processes.
In addition, you are a proven relationship builder at all levels including Company owners and senior influencers.
You understand how to influence and create demand for products and are able to deliver accurate and on time business information as requested.
As well as excellent communication skills and a good working knowledge of English, you have a high level of tactical and operational skills.
Ideally located in Emilia-Romagna area;
Finally, you are willing to travel frequently in the Northern area among Alessandria, Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, Mantova, Rovigo, Emilia and Romagna area.
What's in it for you ?
Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. At BASF we believe that people are the key to our long-term success and that talent is in everyone. That's why we empower you with the tools, guidance and opportunities you need to advance and succeed in work and life. We offer you
Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and "on-the-job" training as part of a committed team.
Competitive compensation including attractive benefits as well as excellent career opportunities in an international company.
Giving you the support that you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us achieving our ambitions. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.
Interested to join us ?
Do you recognize yourself in this job description and do you have the right interpersonal skills, experiences and competencies to be successful in this challenging international position within BASF Vegetable Seeds? Then we invite you to apply for this job and upload on the Career Nunhems page (
https://career5.successfactors.eu/caree ... BpIq0EM%3d) your motivation letter and CV via the "Apply" button. Please apply before 25th September.
If you have any questions about the position, you can contact our Local HR Business Partner: Tatiana Pancaldi (
tatiana.pancaldi@basf.com).
WELCOME to Vegetable Seeds
It is our ambition to make healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable by offering vegetable solutions in line with consumer demands. Our breeders and researchers are constantly working on the development of improved varieties in our laboratories, greenhouses and fields. We look at the needs of vegetable growers and the value chain and we thoroughly investigate what consumers want. By working together with partners, we actively contribute to improve vegetable consumption with innovations that are healthy, tasty and sustainable.
As BASF's vegetable seeds business, operating under the Nunhems® brand, we are one of the world's largest vegetable seed companies, offering 1,200 vegetable varieties in 24 crops, as well as unrivalled specialist advice. Every day we reach more than 500 million consumers that enjoy vegetables that originate back to our seeds and our partners in the value chain.
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