Position: Sales Representative

Location: Athens

About the job

Do you have the appetite to Grow Your Magic?

Our Mission

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 a consolidated turnover of 2.8 billion euros (in 2022). 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 Greece we are looking for a Sales Representative.

Position Overview

Reporting directly to the Sales Supervisor, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible to promote and sell Puratos Hellas products, solutions, innovations, technical information and services to the Bakers/ Pastry, HORECA channels of his area.

Key Accountabilities

• Sell Puratos products and increase the No of products / by customer and the number of customers.
• Promote and sell different applications/solutions with Puratos products taking into account the specific needs/requests from the customers.
• Participate actively in the organization events/activities for the promotion of Puratos products ( fairs, collective demonstrations, seminars inhouse and abroad).
• Obtain an excellent knowledge of Puratos Hellas product range in Bakery and Patissery and their characteristics and properties.
• Identify and develop new customers beyond our  core channels
• Build and maintain excellent Relationship with the customers of his area, act as a “Reliable Partner in Innovation” .
• Register Sales Orders and payment collection according to the rules  of the company (rooting & credit policy & timing)
• Deal with customer complaints , involve the relevant internal stakeholders, propose adequate solutions and inform the customer.
• Leverage all the available tools to drive profitable sales ( e.g demostrations, customer visits, sales digital tools etc)

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Food Science or Hospitality Industry
• Fluent in English
• Driving license
• Business level of English communication is a must 
• Very good knowledge in MS Office
• Working Experience in Sales 2-3 years at least
• Excellent communication skills
• Technical education on Patissery or Bakery will be considered as plus
• Willing to travel

What we offer?

• Competitive Compensation package and Performance Bonus
• Company Car
• Company mobile
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Continuous Training

Why should you join Puratos?

You will join a stable family business that has become an international market leader. You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are part of our main priorities. You can expect to have a fascinating and varied job in an atmosphere with open communication, where personal development is strongly encouraged through ownership, coaching and training.