Regional Sales Manager

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement effective sales strategies
• Lead geographic assigned sales team members to achieve sales targets
• Establish productive and professional relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts
• Negotiate and close agreements with large customers
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics and suggest improvements
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasts
• Perform research and identify new potential customers and new market opportunities
• Provide timely and effective solutions aligned with clients’ needs
• Liaise with Marketing and Product Development departments to ensure brand consistency
• Stay up-to-date with new product launches and ensure sales team members are on board

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Proven 5 years’ work experience in sales at a supervisory or management level in the food industry
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Familiarity with CRM practices along with ability to build productive business professional relationships
• An ability to understand and analyze sales performance metrics
• Analytical skills with a problem-solving attitude
• Availability to travel as needed
• BSc degree in Business Administration or relevant field
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales
• Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills
• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
• Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to the audience needs
• Relationship management skills and openness to feedback
• Knowledge of business principles
• Proficient in English language and another language would be an asset
• Competitive nature
• Ability to work from home
• You will use a mixture of Phone/Slack/WhatsApp/Skype/Google Hangout/email & case management to communicate and provide updates to all
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Mandatory requirements are:

• Evidence of right to work in the assigned country
• Driving licence


PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

The job is satisfactorily performed when:

• Sales targets are met and exceeded
• Customer service satisfaction is obtained

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work in your home office environment or travel via vehicle
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk 30% of the time, stand 30% of the time and sit 40% of the time
• Position requires travelling
• The employee will occasionally lift and or carry up to 25 lbs
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and an ability to adjust focus
• The employee must be able to use fingers to constantly operate a computer or other type of communication equipment
• The employee in this position must be able to regularly walk
• The employee must be able to use hands to handle and feel
• The employee must be able to reach with both hands and arms
• The employee may occasionally be required to crouch
• Able to travel via car or airplane
• Able to carry and set up displays for food shows
• Able and willing to work occasional weekends as territory and business needs dictate

WORK SCHEDULE:
Employee will be required to work a minimum of forty (40) hours per week or as many hours as it may take to perform above job duties. Schedule may vary based on business demands and will require a combination of office hours as well as work performed after hours and/or weekends.
About La Caribbean Taste

We are a food production company that has staff in the USA, United Kingdom, the Caribbean, and several countries in Europe. We currently produce marinades, sauces, dry seasonings, granules, frozen foods and drinks, influenced by Latin and Caribbean Flavors.

Competitive On Target Earnings

Choose your Location: USA, UK, Russia, Mongolia, Canada, Spain, France, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Jamaica, Portugal, Poland, Italy, Germany, Sweden, and Spain

Job: Sales
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard

Must be willing to travel, have valid driving licence, bilingual English and the language of the country assigned, must have experience in the food and beverage industry, and must be able to lead team.