Area Sales Manager responsible for managing fertilizer sales growth across France. Collaborating with distributors, agronomists, and internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction and market penetration.
Responsibilities
Lead business development and sales growth initiatives across assigned French territories.
Develop and execute regional sales strategies to expand market share in fertilizers.
Conduct and regularly update market analysis, including segmentation, sizing, potential, and ICL market share.
Identify and pursue new business opportunities across the value chain—distributors, retailers, and end-users.
Create demand, solicit orders, lead negotiations, and close deals with current and prospective customers.
Collaborate with Marketing and Agronomy to prepare new product and service concepts, and support crop-specific campaigns and trials.
Propose, implement, and report on marketing campaigns to support future business growth.
Provide accurate forecasting and budgeting for assigned territories.
Assist the Country Lead France in selecting, evaluating, and motivating dealers and distributors through goal setting, action planning, and training.
Handle customer complaints in line with company policy and escalate issues beyond scope to management promptly.
Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, and business partners.
Intense use of CRM tool to communicate and support internal teams.
Act as the primary point of contact ensuring high levels of customer engagement and satisfaction.
Collaborate with agronomy, marketing, and supply chain teams to deliver tailored solutions.
Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and regulatory developments across assigned territories.
Provide insights and feedback to inform product development, pricing strategies, and go-to-market plans.
Represent the company at industry events, trade shows, and conferences.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Sciences, Business, or related field.
Minimum 7–10 years in sales or business development within the fertilizer or crop input industry, with a focus on specialty products.
Proven track record in managing multi-country territories and achieving sales targets.
Strong understanding of European agricultural markets and regulatory environments.
Strong strategic thinking and commercial insight.
Advanced skills in relationship-building and negotiation.
Proven expertise in value chain management and value-based selling.
Excellent communication and presentation capabilities.
Commitment to ethical business practices and fair conduct.
Highly self-motivated, adaptable, and culturally aware.
Fluent in French and English.
Frequent travel across assigned territory (approx. 40–60% of time).
Benefits
ICL is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
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