Regional Sales Manager

Job Summary

The Regional Sales Manager within our company is responsible for customer-facing interactions with customers and prospects in North America. The scope of the role includes generating and managing sales revenue of $20-30 Million.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Managing current accounts and prospecting new business representing $20-30 Million in sales revenue
• Identifying market opportunities and growing current assigned accounts and revenue to a target of $30-40 Million
• Identifying and contacting potential customers, presenting products/services, conducting demonstrations, answering questions, and educating clients; guiding clients from initial interest to closing deals
• Effectively launching new products within the customer's/prospect's responsibility scope
• Being operationally expert in CRM and internal Sales processes
• Attending and supporting major tradeshows in North America, including but not limited to IFT and SSG
• Engaging with existing customers to increase overall relationship span that conveys Rousselot's core competencies while delivering profitable volume growth
• Developing relationships with prospective customers in order to gain market share and grow market volume

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Health, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Food, Biomedical or related field
• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing or related field, with 1-2 years of work experience in the food/nutritional ingredient industry; OR
• In lieu of a college degree, 5-7+ years of work experience in the food/nutritional ingredient sales would be required
• Demonstrated computer skills/knowledge of Microsoft Office (includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Willingness to travel 20% of the time. Some travel may require travel during weekends
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• Experienced user of CRM as well as fluent in internet search capabilities
• Well organized, with excellent time management skills
• Solid communication skills both written and oral
• Self-motivated, self-starter, customer friendly personality
• Works well with all levels of the corporation

The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.

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