We are looking for a Junior Sales Manager to join our Personal Care team based in Spain.

Please note that this is a 1-year contract, with the possibility of extension based on performance and achieved results.

About Barentz

Barentz is the global specialty ingredients solution provider. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.4 billion, the company employs over 2,700 people worldwide and serves more than 27,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz.com

At Barentz, our core values drive our success: One Team, Knowledge-Driven, Strong Partners, Entrepreneurial, Change, and Integrity. We are one team with one goal – to achieve greatness together! If you’re passionate about these values and ready to make a difference, we want you on our team!

About this role

Job Purpose

Handling Technical Sales operations in the Personal Care area, including face-to-face and remote selling to both new and existing customers through various sales channels, assessing customer needs, developing sales bids and proposals and executing the sales contract, and identifying and building relationships with prospective customers, aligning with the sales strategy to ensure the achievement of sales targets.

Critical results

Managing the following General Sales Operations processes to ensure the achievement of targets:

• Development of existing and new B2B customers

• Consultation with customers on their formulations and application developments

• Project/sample management, documentation, and follow-up

• Budget, forecast, price, and margin management

• Continuous collection and documentation (ERP/ BRM) of market information about customers, products, competition, suppliers, applications, and market trends

• Execution of sales and marketing strategies

 Tasks and responsibilities

• Initiate/follow up sales, including starting projects, sending samples, and price offers. Work on forecasting, managing complaints, and ensuring good service to the customers

• Visit customers for sales and customer satisfaction purposes.

• Report sales orders and customer or product data in BRM.

• Collect and update market info in BRM to support today's and future business. Correct sales and customer data processing in BRM.