General information
You will join our Export sales team based in France, covering the whole European market.
Reporting directly to the Export Director, you are responsible to find new business opportunities for La Plantation spices in Germany.
Your role is to identify, build and follow-up on sales leads.
You will join a small team with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, where everyone is responsible for the success of his/her own projects and leads.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Day to day responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Preparing, booking, and attending meetings with prospects
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Following up sales leads
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Building sales proposals
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Analyzing competitors / retail and food service industry
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Exploring and attending tradeshows and networking events
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Maintaining prospect database on CRM system
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Adapting sales materials to the German market
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Identifying potential new partners and managing related projects
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Bringing ideas and solutions to reach the sales target
You will be based in Paris and travel frequently to Germany. All travel costs will be covered by the company.
YOUR PROFILE
You have a Bachelor degree, ideally with business management skills.
You are a born-entrepreneur: you don’t take no for an answer and you enjoy testing various solutions to reach your goal.
You are detailed-oriented and curious, you analyze the efficiency of your work to focus on the most profitable activities.
You are fluent in English and German. French is a plus.
Knowledge of the Agro-Food industry, or of another industry with high quality standards (cosmetics…) is a plus.
Previous B2B sales experience is a plus.
Your personality is the key to a successful experience: excellent interpersonal skills, high energy, commitment, a sense of purpose, leadership…
The internship should last minimum 6 months. Starting date is flexible.
