Business Development Manager (Patisserie and Chocolate)
Do you have the appetite to Grow Your Magic?
Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat. Puratos develops, produces and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.
Founded in Belgium in 1919, Puratos is growing rapidly with about 10.000 employees in 74 countries, with a consolidated turnover of over €2.2 billion in 2021. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This, coupled with our commitment to our communities is what makes working at Puratos so magical.
Position Overview
In order to further strengthen our team in Ukraine we are currently looking for a:
Business Development Manager
(Patisserie and Chocolate)
The successful candidate for this key function will travel approximately 60% of the time and will report directly to the Sales Manager in Ukraine.
Experience:
- B2B sales manager in the segment of food ingredients
- minimum intermediate level of English language
- experience in launching projects from "scratch"
- technologist of industrial patisserie production (preferred)
- technologist-developer of industrial patisserie production (preferred)
- project technologist of industrial patisserie production (preferred)
Required Competencies
- project management
- understanding of business and the value chain, understanding of the process management approach
- formation of strategic and tactical plans/tasks, KPIs by channel and customers
- high level of communication skills, negotiation skills
- good analytical skills
- have the skills to solve problems and critical situations
- be able to manage time and prioritize work
- client-orientation
- the ability to work in a team
- E-Commerce skills (experience of launching or maintaining projects)
- knowledge of the technology of industrial patisserie production (preferred)
Offer
Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, group insurance, healthcare, training…) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.