Sales Manager – Agriculture, Filtration & Life Sciences

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Sales Manager driving profitable agriculture-market growth for Imerys, a mineral-based specialty solutions supplier. Managing strategic customers, negotiations, innovation, and forecasts across EMEA.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure compliance with all safety protocols and educate internal and external teams on preventive measures.
  • Drive profitable sales growth across existing and new accounts, influencing volumes, revenues, gross margin, and price effect.
  • Define and execute commercial strategy and action plans for approximately 100 customers, including key-account planning, budget proposals, commercial conditions, and profitability initiatives.
  • Lead commercial negotiations, including price increases, share of wallet, commercial packages, and terms and conditions.
  • Maintain regular customer visits and document sales activity in CRM.
  • Prepare monthly performance analysis against the plan.
  • Monitor and address significant customer complaints and communicate investigation progress, conclusions, and corrective actions.
  • Ensure timely cash collection, improve DSO, and optimize payment terms.
  • Gather and document market intelligence on mineral consumption, performance requirements, competitors, pricing, and market trends.
  • Generate new product ideas for the innovation pipeline.
  • Pursue and close new customers and cross-sell opportunities.
  • Prepare, manage, and achieve accurate budgets and forecasts for S&OP and finance purposes.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Technical Support, S&OP, and other cross-functional teams.

Requirements:

  • Relevant experience in/serving the agriculture market
  • 4+ years of experience in a Sales Manager position
  • Strong customer sense
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills
  • Business acumen and technical appetite
  • Good understanding of basic financial and legal concepts
  • Outgoing, result oriented, concern for impact, good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to positively influence others without direct reporting lines
  • Proficient French
  • Fluent English
  • Availability for up to 50% travel time