Regional Sales Manager - Ionian Coast Italy

RATIONAL; Italia; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading food technology company is seeking a Sales Manager in Italy to enhance customer relationships and manage sales activities. The role involves visiting clients, conducting cooking shows, and collaborating with the internal sales team. Ideal candidates will have strong culinary knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a native level of Italian. This position offers a one-year contract with potential for permanency, an attractive salary package, and annual bonuses based on targets.

Servizi

Attractive salary package

Yearly bonus on target achievement

Structured training

Flexible working schedule

Company car and mobile phone

Competenze

• Must have a strong culinary background or a passion for food.
• Ability to analyze business figures is required.
• Experience in sales is preferable.

Mansioni

• Manage end customers through visits and presentations.
• Collaborate with internal sales teams.
• Plan activities for end customers and dealers.

Conoscenze

Culinary knowledge or passion for food preparation

Understanding of business figures

Work organization

Sales experience

Fluent in Italian

Good knowledge of English

Descrizione del lavoro

Tasks

The tasks are goal-oriented and planned annually, based on the regional sales and marketing plan, for operating an optimal time management. Travel requirement : 75%

• 70% Management of end customers with the following tasks : Visits to end customers in the assigned area Finding out and anticipating customers’ needs Presentation of inspiring cooking shows Follow-up meetings
• 25% Management of dealers with the following tasks : Visits to dealers in the assigned area Presentation of Partnership of Winners Planning and implementing activities for end customers
• Cooperation with Internal Sales team
• Management of planners in collaboration with external / internal consultants

Practical Experiences / skills

• Good culinary knowledge or strong passion for food preparation
• Good understanding of business figures and ability to analyze them
• Detailed and disciplined work organization
• Previous experience in sales is a plus
• Native level of Italian language and good English knowledge

Competences

• Strong communicator and able to build meaningful relationships
• Entrepreneurial
• Able to respond to individual requirements by offering adequate solutions
• Customer-oriented
• Excellent team player
• Computer literate
• Has high quality standards and wants to achieve improvements actively

Offer

• 1 year contract, with possibility to turn into permanent position
• Attractive salary package
• Yearly bonus on target achievement
• Structured and recurrent training
• Flexible working schedule
• Company car and mobile phone

What counts for us are your qualifications - regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity or social, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. We welcome applications from all people with diverse backgrounds.

Our offer

What do you need to make good sales? We know and we offer it : A dynamic and fast-acting team, a modern working environment with a feel‑good character, success and future‑oriented thinking, as well as recognition towards our employees. We reward performance and independent work. You are the expert, you know what to do and we give you the necessary confidence. With us, you grow in challenges and beyond.

Our company

RATIONAL is the leading contact when it comes to hot food preparation and our growth and profitability are exceptional. This is mainly due to the fact that more than 2,500 employees do a great job, both nationally and internationally. It motivates them to be responsible for more effortless working in kitchens and more innovation in technology.

A job with added value is simply worth more.