Head of Sales, Monogastric - Animal Health Biosolutions - East Europe (m/f/d)

Novonesis; Rheinbreitbach; Remote; EUR 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join Novonesis as the Head of Sales for Monogastric - Animal Health Biosolutions in Eastern Europe, where you will lead a dynamic team and drive strategic customer relationships. In this influential role, you will contribute to impactful biosolutions that support sustainable animal nutrition.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in sales management within animal nutrition.
• Proven ability to develop key accounts.
• Fluency in English and additional European languages are a plus.

Aufgaben

• Delivering business targets related to revenue, margin, profit, and cost.
• Leading, coaching, and inspiring the sales team.
• Maintaining direct relationships with key accounts.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Customer focus

Ausbildung

Degree in agriculture, biology, veterinary sciences, or a related field

Jobbeschreibung

Head of Sales, Monogastric - Animal Health Biosolutions - East Europe (m/f/d)

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Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our Head of Sales, Monogastric, East Europe – Animal Biosolutions (m/f/d)

In this pivotal role, you will set the strategic direction for a team of Key Account and Account Managers, empowering them to succeed while fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and customer focus. You’ll also build and maintain relationships with high-value customers across the region—ensuring we deliver impactful feed enzyme and probiotic solutions that support health, performance, and sustainability in animal nutrition. Your leadership will be critical in aligning team efforts with regional goals and achieving commercial success.

Welcome to Animal & Plant Biosolutions Europe

The European team brings together commercial, technical, and marketing colleagues from across the region, each with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and a shared commitment to customer success. Together, we deliver impactful solutions in feed enzymes, probiotics, and silage inoculants—always with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and sustainability. Our strong team spirit and culture reflect the values we live every day: we care, we explore, we impact, and we take ownership

Novonesis has announced the acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s share of the Feed Enzyme Alliance. Through the combination of DSMf and Novonesis capabilities – we will have a greater customer reach and a broader offering of market leading biosolutions, combining enzymes and probiotics, for both animal nutrition and health

In This Role You’ll Make An Impact By

• Delivering assigned business targets related to revenue, margin, profit, and cost.
• Leading, coaching, and inspiring the sales team by setting clear expectations, fostering development, and building a high-performance sales culture.
• Maintaining direct relationships with selected high-impact key accounts to stay connected to market needs and demonstrate excellent customer partnerships.
• Translating global and regional sales strategies into actionable territory and account plans aligned with business priorities.
• Partnering with regional technical service, marketing, and central global functions to ensure customer success.
• Owning the sales forecast and opportunity pipeline for the territory and team, ensuring accurate tracking, planning, and communication with senior stakeholders.
  
  

Potentially Relevant Experience

• A degree in agriculture, biology, veterinary sciences, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in sales management, including leading and developing high-performing teams, within animal nutrition
• Proven ability to develop key accounts and manage senior stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated skills in driving revenue growth, commercial strategy execution, and effective forecasting.
• Fluency in English; additional European languages are a plus.
  
  

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

Location: Germany, Czech, Poland, Switzerland (remote)

Application deadline: 31/07/2025

Contact details: Adam Collantine – Head of Animal Plant and Biosolutions EU - [e-mail]

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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