Sales Executive - Artisan & Chocolatier

Puratos; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients is looking for a passionate Sales Executive in Kuala Lumpur. You will be responsible for driving sales and managing key customer accounts while ensuring compliance with company policies. This role offers a great opportunity for those who are results-oriented and enjoy working in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefit package

Training and career opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in sales or related field.
• Able to communicate in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, and local dialect.
• Passionate about baking with good personality.

Responsibilities

• Generate sales of Puratos products and manage accounts.
• Develop and implement sales strategies to achieve budgeted profitability.
• Gather market information for product development.

Skills

Communication

Resilience

Problem Solving

Leadership

Education

STPM/Diploma in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration or equivalent

Job description

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At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

We are more than 10.000 employees in over 70 countries and have a consolidated turnover of 2.2 billion euros (in 2021). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future. This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

To strengthen our team in Kuala Lumpur, we are looking for:

Your Mission

Reporting directly to the Sales Director of Total Artisan and Distributors, you will be responsible to sell and market Puratos products and ingredients in the area as assigned and to ensure that collection is done within approved credit terms . You are also required to manage and grow the accounts assigned in accordance to the company’s objectives.

What you will do

• Generate sales of Puratos products and food ingredients in the area as allocated in order to achieve the budgeted sales and profitability.
• Achieve new customers by approaching all Artisan Bakeries, Cake shops and Ingredient houses.
• Follow-up and introducing additional products to our existing customers.
• Increase Puratos penetration and achieve an increases preference for Puratos products in the artisan sector of the market.
• Continuously monitor performance against sales targets to identify deviations from plan and if necessary to take timely corrective actions in order to ensure the realization of agreed sales objectives.
• Contribute to develop and implement sales strategies and budget.
• Implement and support the company’s sales activities and services in terms of achieving set goals.
• Responsible to collect payments from accounts in accordance with company policy.
• Gather market information regarding market trends, competitive activity and requirements for the development of new and existing products.
• Follow up closely on new and outstanding orders in co-operation with sales administration and warehouse department to assure good service to customers.
• Setting a good working example in terms of discipline and drive to achieve targets set, to the junior executives.
• Fully support & implement GMP, HACCP, FSSC22000, HALAL, Golden Unicorn, and other systems by the company.

What we expect from you

• Min STPM/Diploma in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Min 5 years experience in related field.
• Good communication, resilient and result-oriented.
• Able to communicate in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and local dialect.
• Passionate about baking with good personality.
• Good leadership and problem solving skill.

What you can expect from Puratos

You will join a fast-growing, stable family business that has become an international market leader with a corporate culture in which innovation and entrepreneurship are part of our main priorities. You will benefit from a great deal of freedom in your work, with plenty of room for initiative.

A great work environment with lots of challenges is what you can expect:

You'll get responsibilities and the possibility to take ownership of your work

You'll get training and career opportunities to build your career within our company

You can count on a competitive compensation and benefit package.

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.We are more than 10.000 employees in over 80 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3 billion euros (in 2023). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.