Commercial Manager Laboratory/Food

• You receive a good salary of €5,000 - € 7,000 gross per month based on full-time employment. In addition, you receive a bonus depending on the result

• 27 vacation days, 8% holiday allowance, and the possibility to purchase extra vacation days

• A company car, laptop, and phone

• A good pension scheme

• As a learning organization, Normec Foodcare offers a continuous development program where you are encouraged to develop your talents

• Additionally, you will get access to our Online Academy with a choice of more than 800 courses that you may follow free of charge based on your personal interests

• Collective health insurance with VGZ

• There is an active staff association with all kinds of activities throughout the year

As a Commercial Manager at Normec Foodlab Ede, you are the driving force behind our commercial growth. You focus on actively acquiring new customers and expanding our market position within the food sector. You build long-term relationships, identify commercial opportunities, and know how to convert them into concrete assignments. Does this sound like a next step in which you can combine your knowledge, network, and ambition? Then we would love to meet you.

You focus in particular on attracting new customers and increasing our visibility within the food industry. For this purpose, you are regularly on the road throughout the Netherlands, where you visit various customers active in the food industry.

You are responsible for the entire commercial process: from the first contact to closing the deal. In doing so, you work closely with our internal specialists and laboratories to convince customers of the added value of our services.

You are part of the commercial team of 3 employees within Normec Foodlab Ede and you report directly to the Business Unit Manager Anouck de Jong-Willard.

What you will do

• Acquiring new customers: you actively approach prospects and create opportunities for new business

• Exploiting market opportunities: you identify commercial possibilities and translate these into concrete actions

• Convincing customers: you advise decision-makers and make the added value of Normec Foodlab Ede transparent

• Closing deals: you guide the commercial process from first contact to quotation, negotiation, and assignment

• Following up on leads: you convert incoming inquiries and warm leads into concrete assignments

• Building relationships: you build sustainable customer relationships and identify follow-up opportunities

• Networking: you represent Normec Foodlab Ede at trade fairs, congresses, and industry meetings

• Collaborating: you coordinate with internal specialists and laboratories to translate customer questions into suitable solutions

A challenging workplace in a fun team within a growing and profitable (international) organization.

What else can you expect from this vacancy and Normec Foodlab Ede:

• A one-year contract with a view to permanent employment

In this position, it is important that you possess a strong commercial drive. You are a true hunter. You get energy from new business, acquiring new customers, and realizing commercial growth. Additionally, you enjoy working together with both commercial and operational colleagues. It is precisely this collaboration that forms the basis for success in this role.

From our location in Ede, we support customers with specialist analyses and work closely with other Normec laboratories. This allows us to offer customers a wide range of microbiological, chemical, and additional analytical services.

Additionally, our strength lies in speed and flexibility. In the event of an acute problem, we do everything we can to search for the best possible solution together with the customer. In consultation, we can provide support in an appropriate manner.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to actively contribute to our mission and simultaneously develop their own careers within a dynamic and fast-growing organization. Together, we work on impactful solutions for our customers and on a sustainable future. The culture within Normec is informal, open, energetic, and entrepreneurial, and is anchored in our GROWTH principles. Through our The Normec Fit program, with which we bring these principles to life, we ensure that not only our company grows, but also everyone who is a part of it.

Interested? Let's meet!

Are you interested in this vacancy? Then we look forward to your application! We treat your data confidentially and ensure that you receive a response from us within five working days. For questions about this vacancy, you can contact the Recruitment team via recruitment@normecfoodcare.com. They will be happy to help you further.

The procedure:

• First telephone screening and further discussion of the vacancy

• Personal interview at Normec

• Reference check (after your approval)/ assessment

• Second interview/discussion of employment conditions at Normec

• Congratulations, you have found your new challenge

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