Senior Commercial Manager

Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑 

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.  

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts, and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.  

We’re looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our team in the Netherlands. 

You will be responsible for the management and development of various product categories and implementation of business development strategies to capitalise on opportunities. 

There will be a requirement to travel to Europe/UK as and when required to meet with existing and potential customers to maintain and establish strong strategic partnerships.  

Requirements

Responsibilities include: 

• New business development 
• Sales strategy & planning 
• Relationship management
• Team leadership
• Operational excellence
• Market expansion

Experience we look for: 

• Experience working within a similar role 
• In-depth knowledge of the fresh produce industry 
• Proven track record of exceeding sales targets within a high-pressure environment 
• Prior experience negotiating and closing contracts with national retailers 
• Strong rapport building skills 
• Demonstrable initiative-taking and innovative problem-solving abilities 
• Skilled negotiator with commercial and financial acumen 
• Fluent Dutch speaker and fluent in English, any additional European languages would be beneficial 

Personal competencies: 

• Dynamic 
• Driven to win 
• Proactive, strategic, and intuitive listener 
• Encourages team participation 
• Ambitious 
• Diplomatic 

Benefits

• Competitive salary 
• Discretionary company bonus 
• 26 days paid vacation, plus national holidays 
• Company pension scheme 

• Mobile phone allowance 

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.