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Develop and drive sales initiatives
As Area Sales Manager in our subsidiary company in Saudi Arabia, you will have both sales and budget responsibility for a significant region. As one of the largest companies in this market, Arla Foods has 600 employees – 19 different nationalities and 7 Danes in management positions. With reference to the National Sales Manager, you manage a sales force of 60-80 people.
Your primary objective will be to improve the sales performance of the region. Together with your sales and marketing colleagues, you determine the necessary focus areas for the continuous development of our business. In this connection, you are responsible for developing new customers and nurturing existing customer relations, e.g. by drawing up cooperation agreements and ensuring special promotions are developed and implemented.
You regularly evaluate customer sales potential, business development and financial position. In this connection, you follow up on budgets and prepare periodical progress reports, just as you daily review collections and credit orders.
You will also be responsible for optimising and coaching your sales team. You brief your staff on activities, conduct performance reviews, agree salary with employees and check up on targets and commission.
Significant sales experience
Your previous career has given you significant sales experience, preferably within FMCG products. Your excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enables you to motivate your staff and to co-operate across cultures with people from various backgrounds. On a personal level, you are goal oriented and thrive in a dynamic and international work environment.
Unique career opportunity
This job is a unique opportunity to develop professionally as well as personally. Arla Foods offers a competitive salary, free housing and car as well as free holiday travels to your home country. Furthermore, we spend significant resources on employee safety.
Mark your application “250210” and send it to job (at) arlafoods.com no later than 21 March. For additional information, please call National Sales Manager Per Sejeroe at +96 650 444 2593 or General Manager Erik Folden at +96 650 444 2598. Please state in your application where you have seen the advertisement.
Arla Foods
At Arla Foods, we turn milk into innovative products and strive to bring consumers around the world closer to nature. We are united and empowered by respect for the natural source that keeps us in business, and we share a determination to continue our ambitious development and growth. It will be a journey of a lifetime and to succeed we work together – to Lead, Sense & Create.
