North area Sales Manager

Description

Sales Manager – North Iraq

At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favourite dairy products. We make healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for and family dinners unforgettable. Puck®, Dano®, Lurpak® and Castello® – names like these make us a vital, natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world. There are 1,200 employees in the Middle East and Africa and 19,000 global employees at the heart of our business. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 10bn Euros turnover and establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Are you ready to assume a significant role managing the sales operations in northern Iraq? This is a unique chance for you to boost your career in an international and multi-cultural environment. You will be based out of Erbil and report to the Head of Iraq sales. Look forward to joining one of the largest companies in this market.

Develop and boost sales in KRG

As sales manager for the fast developing and rapidly growing markets in Iraq you will have overall responsibility for sales, forecasts and expenses. Your success is measured by your ability to improve sales of Arla products in the KRG and includes maximisation of sales efficiency performance and continuous monitoring of forecast and expenses as well as customer sales potential. You will evaluate the business development and point out focus areas to assure continued development of the business. Another area of responsibility will be to develop new customers and make sure that the relation to existing customers’ is strengthened with the aim to promote sales. To secure the right spirit, comprehension and appreciation of Arla Foods’ values among your team, you instruct, coach and guide your colleagues in the right direction. You do this e.g. through dialogue and follow-up on individual and shared targets.

Excellent sales expert with ambitions and drive

You have substantial sales and management experience and are driven by fostering the ideas, initiatives and activities that are launched to boost sales. You are used to negotiating with people at all organizational levels, and your determined and firm attitude makes you a reliable and trustworthy business partner for your customers.

You have at least 8 years’ management experience from a sales and preferably FMCG environment. You are ambitious and high-spirited and know how to inspire, coach and motivate your team to perform high-class results, and you know that the very best results are created through a high service level. Besides good communication skills and open and extrovert manners, you possess an excellent ability to make solid and long-lasting relations with customers.

Application and contact

If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply no later than 15th July. For additional information, please contact Soran Mohsin on . All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.