Sales Specialist, Export Sales

Danish Crown A/S; Halstead; On-site; DKK 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sales Specialist to join their Export Sales team. This exciting role involves managing key accounts, particularly in the French market, and requires a strong sales background along with excellent communication skills. You will play a pivotal role in daily operations, including order management and collaboration with production and shipping teams. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant commercial education and be fluent in English, with proficiency in French and Danish. This position offers a versatile work environment where your contributions can make a significant impact on the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong background in sales with excellent communication skills.
• Experience with the French market, preferably in food and consumer goods.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations for the French Sales Office.
• Handle orders, sales agreements, and maintain inventory lists.
• Collaborate with various departments and engage in product development.

Skills

Sales Experience

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Fluency in English

Adequate French

Adequate Danish

Education

Relevant Commercial Education

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Are you motivated by responsibility and a varied working day with focus on supporting and developing our export sales operations? Then this exciting and developing position as Sales Specialist in our Export Sales team might be something for you!

As Sales Specialist in our Export Sales team, you will have a broad contact surface in our entire organization – both nationally and internationally.

You will become part of our Export Sales team who focuses on our business in France, Canada, Greece, and the rest of the world.

Key Responsibilities

In this function, you will become the key account for our French Sales Office, Danish Crown Boeuf, and will thus play a pivotal role in running the daily operations for our business in France. Besides France, your area of responsibility will be the team’s back-office functions. As a result, your tasks are diverse and include, among others, the following:

• Enter orders and sales agreements in cooperation with Danish Crown Boeuf.
• Bridge-building to the production.
• Daily business tasks including updating price lists and inventory lists, debtor follow-up, order follow-up, and follow-up on deliveries.
• Handle complaints in cooperation with our Quality & Food Safety department.
• Create orders and purchase orders.
• Balance quantities in cooperation with production.
• Collaborate with shipping and maintain contact with foreign departments.
• Engage in product development and creation of item numbers.

Whom are we looking for

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sales, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments.

We imagine that you hold a relevant commercial education.

Since one of your areas of responsibility is in France, we expect that you have experience with the French market – preferably the French meat and/or food and consumer goods business.

You are fluent in English and adequate in French and Danish.

Since we use SAP, it is a plus if you have experience with this system.

What do we offer?

An exciting and versatile role where cooperation and results are in focus while having the will to make a difference in the organization.

Your place of work will be in Holsted but travel days can be expected.

Appetit for more?

If you have any questions regarding the position, you can contact Senior Director, Export Sales, Jacob Rahbek Pedersen on [phone].

We aim for a starting date on July 1st, 2025, but we will wait for the right candidate.

Send your CV and application as soon as possible because we continuously assess the received applications.

We are a global food company with DKK 67bn in revenue and more than 23,000 colleagues. Danish Crown is owned by Danish farmers supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers worldwide. We have a vision of being net zero in 2050 and an ambitious agenda for better food and a brighter future.