This a HEAD OF SALES role is based in The Netherlands (Holland). If you speak fluent MANDARIN and ENGLISH this is a lovely role in which you will join a growing specialist food business that sells high-end Chinese foods into the UK, Europe and Holland There are excellent career opportunities in this expanding sector at the moment and this role will suit someone who is looking for their next step within food services and who has some people management experience . In this role you will lead-from-the-front and nurture and encourage your team to hit their sales targets, whilst also managing a small number of crown jewel clients yourself . There are Board level financial reporting elements in this role and genuine high earnings potential as well as decision making autonomy .
TITLE : MANDARIN HEAD OF SALES
LOCATION: The Hague area in The Netherlands
SECTOR : Food Service & Distribution
TEAM: Chinese food flavours
WORK STYLE : Office based role
SALARY: Eu 115,000- EU 125,000 +performance bonus
LANGUAGES NEEDED : Fluent English & Mandarin (ideally also with conversational Cantonese. Dutch is useful)
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS : food sector , sales , team management and languages
SPONSORSHIP Yes. Sponsorship extension may be provided if you already have a visa
RELOCATION PACKAGE OFFERED : No
Company details : This is a well-established food import/export business that specialises in importing specialists food products from China and supplies supermarkets and restaurant chains. The company has gone through a recent explosion in growth because of the increased interest in home-cooking that started during Covid. People are now experimenting with new flavours and new dishes and this company has been able to expand strongly to accommodate increasingly sophisticated and international dishes. In this role you will manage a high performing team of 15 and will also look after a portfolio of high value customers. This role is an ideal stepping stone for someone looking to take their next step from Senior Sales into a Head of Sales position
Duties : This is a key strategic appointment and covers 4 main duties 1) team management 2) VIP Client relationship Management 3) Creation of a sales strategy 3) Reporting
1)TEAM Management
2) VIP CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
3)SALES STRATEGY
4)REPORTING
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