Customer Development Manager Food Bakery

Caldic; Origgio; Ibrido; EUR 42.500 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Laptop

Smartphone

Company car with fuel cards

Telepass

Yearly bonus plan

Pension plan

Accident insurance

Health insurance for you and your family

Meal vouchers

Descrizione del lavoro

Caldic is seeking an experienced Customer Development Manager specialized in the bakery market to strengthen their Italian Food Ingredients sales team. This hybrid role involves direct commercial sales activities, relationship management with A, B, and C1 customers, and reports to the Commercial Director Food.

You will manage sales revenue, set strategies for growth, and ensure effective promotion of Caldic's offerings. Candidates should have 15+ years of commercial experience, preferably in the food sector, and a Bachelor's degree in Food Science.

The position offers a competitive salary range of €42,500 to €60,000, along with benefits such as bonuses, health insurance, and meal vouchers.

Competenze

• Minimum 15 years of relevant commercial experience in the sector.
• Good knowledge of English spoken and written.
• Relevant technical knowledge.

Mansioni

• Accountable for Sales Revenue and Material Margin for selected customers.
• Set strategies and targets for long-term growth of customers.
• Responsible for prices and quotation for own customer pool.
• Ensure the promotion and sales of the whole Caldic offers.
• Ownership of customers for selected accounts, including lead generation and deal closure.

Conoscenze

Customer Focus

Entrepreneurship

Negotiating

Market Orientation

Networking

Perseverance

Problem Analysis

Result Focused

Formazione

Bachelor degree in Food Science

Strumenti

ERP systems

CRM systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Overview

To strengthen our Italian Food Ingredients sales team, we are looking for an experienced Customer Development Manager specialized in the bakery market.

Location & Work Arrangement

Location: Origgio, Italia

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

About The Role

The Customer Development Manager is responsible for direct commercial sales activities for A, B and C1 customers and maintaining and expanding relationships with customers and prospects. The role reports directly to the Commercial Director Food.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for Sales Revenue and Material Margin for selected customers (A, B and C1).
• Set strategies and targets for long‑term growth of A, B and C1 customers in sub‑segment.
• Responsible for prices and quotation for own customer pool.
• Ensure the promotion and sales of the whole Caldic offers (build a balanced portfolio of initiatives).
• Ownership of customers for selected accounts incl. lead generation, initial customer contact, customer visits, contract management (incl. negotiations and quotations) and deal closure.
• Responsible for elaborating and following account planning for key customers (e.g., A1).
• Plan and forecast segment sales in joint meetings with marketing, share information with supply chain.
• Gain and analyze complete market insight, indicators and trends of the assigned market segment and its (potential) customers.

Decision Rights

• Influence individual (end) customer pricing.
• Influence account plans.

Key Performance Indicators

• Material margin and revenue (growth)
• Generation and follow up of opportunities (number, MM value, success rate)
• CRM adoption
• Number of customer visits
• Minimum number of buying customers
• Extension % share of wallet customers
• Number of new products (sales and promotion)
• Compile and register product customer potentials (market intelligence)
• Average sale per customer
• Rate of lost customers
• Quality of account plan and other management information

Skills & Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Entrepreneurship
• Negotiating
• Market Orientation
• Networking
• Perseverance
• Problem Analysis
• Result Focused

Knowledge / Skills & Experience

• Bachelor degree in Food Science
• Minimum 15 years relevant commercial experience in the sector
• Relevant technical knowledge
• Good knowledge of English spoken and written
• Knowledge of ERP and CRM systems
• Communication skills
• Commercial and financial awareness
• Professional/technical expertise

Conditions of Employment and Benefits

We offer a challenging position in a successful, multinational company, a position in a team, working on Caldic’s strategic growth pillars, an inspiring working atmosphere in a stable company. The offer includes laptop, smartphone, a company car with fuel cards and Telepass, a yearly bonus plan, a pension plan, accident insurance, health insurance cover for you and your family, and meal vouchers. The annual base gross salary range is €42,500 to €60,000 (13 monthly salaries) + bonus. Final salary will be determined by experience, competencies, and alignment with the responsibilities of the role within our internal compensation structure. Yearly bonus plan: 15% of 12 monthly salaries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Caldic celebrates diversity and is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or any other characteristic.