Regional Sales Manager Nutrition

Overview

Italy, Milan Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

In this role you will focus on sales at existing and new customers, identify and evaluates business opportunities to grow Lonza's share in the Consumer Health and Nutrition market (Hard Capsules, Dosage Form Solutions and Ingredients). You will works closely with divisional and regional business leaders in order to identify and select strategic business opportunities and to define effective plans to secure growth for Lonza by targeting not only the traditional hard capsule needs.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for sales and generating new business & expansion of the customer base through direct customer visits
• Must be able to generate and close new business opportunities by promoting current technologies and emerging technologies as they become available
• Identifies market trends, assesses market potential and develops strategies to grow Lonza´s market share in the Consumer Healthcare Industries.
• Provides timely customer support and defines and interfaces with internal resources, when necessary.
• Works with Capsugel marketing, sales and product development to develop strategies that ensures Lonza´s position as a multi products solution provider for customers’ existing products and new product introductions.
• Ability to sell and manage to all levels of relationships including President, VP, Director, and CEO of Capsugel customers.

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science or business
• Experienced in the nutrition space
• Proven track record in delivering year on year business targets
• Technical understanding of nutrition and dosage forms preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills. Creative, adaptable, capable of self-motivation and independence
• Customer facing attitude. The ability to build relationships based on trust and long term commitment.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.