sales manager for plant-based food ingredients

Planture is an international distributor of plant-based food ingredients, specialising in sweeteners, starches and proteins. The company connects manufacturers and food producers worldwide and helps make ingredients for the food of the future more accessible.

• Build a client portfolio from scratch with ownership from the first call to final delivery;
• Represent Planture at international trade fairs;
• Travel abroad to meet clients, suppliers and potential business partners;
• Research markets and identify opportunities;
• Build long-term relationships;
• Negotiate and close deals;
• Own the portfolio, including profit and loss responsibility;
• Work with manufacturing partners across the EU;
• Learn and apply the technical aspects of sweeteners, starches and proteins;
• Track pricing and market trends and learn to forecast price movements;
• Coordinate logistics with the team;
• Take on more responsibility, expand the network, enter new markets and potentially help open a new Planture office abroad.

• Bachelor's or master's degree;
• Fluent English;
• Based in or near Amsterdam;
• Enjoy meeting people and building relationships;
• Work toward clear goals and follow through;
• Be proactive, resilient and willing to speak up;
• Pay close attention to detail while seeing the bigger picture;
• Thrive in a fast-paced, ambitious environment;
• Nice to have: Sales or trade experience, Dutch, French or German.

• Performance bonus;
• International travel to clients, suppliers and fairs;
• Apple laptop and phone;
• Freedom to shape your own role and market;
• Room to grow quickly;
• Informal, ambitious international team;
• Friday drinks, team sports and social events.