Company Description
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
Job Description
As an Distribution and Marketing Manager, this role is to develop LDC juice brand awareness and sales on the domestic market.
Main Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the developing and executing marketing strategies to drive brand awareness, increase market share, and boost sales of our juice products.
- Develop and Implement Marketing Strategies.
- Responsible for product line risk identification and management.
- Responsible for managing and driving product line’s Profit and Loss.
- Identifying and developing new accounts.
- Facilitating deal/transaction documentation by coordinating with various departments involved in the transaction.
- Preparing or critically reviewing sales & marketing contracts and complete management of purchase transactions.
- Responsible for formulation and implementation of annual business plan.
- Keeping track of competitor moves and global market trends and preparing market intelligence data for effective decision making.
- Ensuring adherence to statutory compliances and company SOP.
- Preparing monthly reports to global management.
- Ensuring customer relationship management through internal tools.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Experience in non-durable consumer goods companies (food or beverages), with an import cycle and/or local production, sales and distribution in B2C (retail) and B2B channels (Food Service)
- Knowledge in the beverage and refrigerated product market will be considered as an asset
- Capable of being responsible for, managing and driving product line’s Profit and Loss
- Identifying and developing new accounts by identifying and enabling new suppliers
- Strong business planning, risk management with depth of experience in scenario and contingency planning.
- Team management including capability to grow, develop and lead with anticipated team growth.
- Professionals with experience in the Product, Category, Portfolio, or Innovation areas in industries with a recent history of building and/or rebuilding a product/brand will be considered an asset
- Ensure all actions, negotiations and commercial dealings are managed to the highest of Louis Dreyfus’ standards and expectations.
Qualifications
Experiences:
- 7+ years of experience in marketing and sales, preferably within the food and beverage industry
- Expertise and depth of knowledge of Juices market will be a plus
- Experience in business and sales planning and expansion
- Proven capability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders and build meaningful and long lasting relationships.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.
Other skills (Computer Skills, etc):
- Sales and growth orientated
- Entrepreneur, Independent and innovative thinker
- Achievement orientated with resilience and determination
Additional Information
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We offer
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Social and health insurance
- Access to Training and Development
