Premium Beverages Area Sales Lead - NE Italy

Krombacher; Padova; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Challenging tasks

Intensive onboarding

Cooperation in collegial network

Employee app

Job summary

Krombacher Italy is seeking an Area Sales Manager for the North East region to drive premium beer growth, manage distributors, and expand key accounts. You will report to the Italian Country Director and oversee on-trade duties across Veneto provinces.

The role requires 5+ years in premium beer or beverages, strong negotiation and analytical skills, native Italian with English, willingness to travel, and a university degree.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in industrial beer/beverage in premium on-trade channel
• Native Italian with good English; German a plus
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Account management: strengthen distributor and key account relationships
• Business development: activate new premium outlets and channels
• Territory management: sales planning and field visits
• Sales strategy and execution: drive sell-in and sell-out, trade marketing
• Brand activation: improve presence at POS, focus on premium outlets

Skills

On-trade experience

People management

Beer/beverage industry knowledge

Italian (native)

English (good)

German language (nice to have)

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Willingness to travel

Education

University degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Krombacher Italy is seeking an Area Sales Manager for the North East region to drive premium beer growth, manage distributors, and expand key accounts. You will report to the Italian Country Director and oversee on-trade duties across Veneto provinces.

The role requires 5+ years in premium beer or beverages, strong negotiation and analytical skills, native Italian with English, willingness to travel, and a university degree.