Commercial Director ENNOLYS @Lesaffre

[Hiring] Commercial Director ENNOLYS @Lesaffre

Apr 02, 2025 - Lesaffre is hiring a remote Commercial Director ENNOLYS. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Europe, USA.

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Role Description

The Sales Director is responsible for implementing ENNOLYS strategy and managing global Sales and Marketing activities. He is a member of the ENNOLYS leadership team.

  • Translate and execute the strategy into a Business Plan
  • Implement and execute the strategy in the region according to Business Unit strategy
  • Develop and implement regional sales and marketing plans to achieve Ennolys objectives
  • Prepare annual budgets (Sales, Marketing and OPEX) for the region
  • Monitor and report business situation (revenues, margins, OPEX, account receivables, opportunities)
  • Support customer/business development in the region
  • Establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners
  • Meet with key clients, assisting sales with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals
  • Monitor competitor products, sales and marketing activities
  • Direct sales distribution development and ensure adequate geographical coverage
  • Adjust product and services range, positioning, price strategy and channel/distribution activities to budget and market conditions
  • Manage commercial databases including CRM
  • Manage sales and Marketing organization
  • Coach and develop organization (training, meeting, etc.) according to plan, set performance goals and run performance evaluations
  • Manage sales budgets (Revenue and Margins)
  • Manage the opportunity funnel meeting & prioritization
  • Supervise Marketing & Communication: Marketing Plan, Internal and External communication plan, product management, economic and competitive analysis, market studies
  • Produce and present commercial activity dashboard with relevant monitoring and KPIs
  • Integrate Food and Feed Safety and quality policies in commercial activities
  • Follow established procedures and processes to ensure Food safety and quality
  • Report any food safety or quality issue or malfunctions to play an active role in continuous improvement
  • Participate in the BU leadership team
  • Ensure that collectively the BU operates with a high level of professionalism and under the ethical & cultural standards of the group
  • Participate and contribute actively to leadership teamwork and decisions
  • Participate in Ennolys Security policy and be exemplary regarding the respect of this policy
  • Contribute or represent Ennolys in Lesaffre group projects when required
  • Contribute to the elaboration of the Business Unit strategy following group guidelines
  • Interface with other departments and BU’s
  • Interface with Finance, Human Resources, QHSE, Operations, R&D to ensure smooth business operations
  • Participate in S&OP and contribute actively to the elaboration of an accurate demand plan
  • Coordinate and prioritize with the R&D manager the business development of Ennatech service offer
  • Ensure that team members maintain the adequate level of contact with other teams and interact in accordance with the group values

Qualifications

  • Some Scientific/Engineering studies (ideally Biochemical Engineering / Food Engineering / Biotechnology / Bioprocessing) with a minimum of 5 years successful combining sales, marketing and/or management experience in a B2B environment
  • Business/management degree with a strong experience in industrial Biotechnology (Probiotics / Cultures, Bio-ingredients, Biopharma or Biocontrol)
  • Excellent in managing customer relationships, negotiation & selling skills
  • Knowledge and experience in Strategic / Key Account Management
  • A strong sense of service, quality and professionalism
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated and self-starter and organized personality
  • Strategic thinking
  • Good language skills French / English
  • Ability to plan, structure and prioritize
  • Ability to work in a matrix and multi-cultural environment

Requirements

  • Supervisory Responsibilities: This position manages in 2025 a team of 5 persons (1 Marketing and Communication Manager, 1 Sales Representative, 2 customer service, 1 Flavorist) and functionally 1 customer service in the USA
  • Geographical coverage: The position is based in Ennolys, in Soustons (France). Home Base is possible
  • Frequent travelling (over 50%) to customers and business partners (Mostly in Europe and USA)
  • Travel to Lesaffre headquarters located in France (Lille area)
  • Occasionally travel to other locations for attending conferences and meetings

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Europe, USA
Job Type full-time
Posted Apr 02, 2025
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