Commercial Director

The Commercial Director is responsible for ensuring that the company achieves its turnover targets, as well as supporting senior management in defining these targets.

In this position you will be responsible for the overall sales activities in Spain and North of Africa and this includes the following tasks:

• Prospecting and searching for new potential customers in Spain and North Africa
• Adding value to existing customers
• Product presentations
• Negotiating of terms and prices
• Closing sales and following up on agreements
• After-sales service to ensure customer satisfaction
• Managing and answering customer calls
• Conducting market research and field surveys, forecasting market developments and anticipating the measures needed to adapt to new trends
• Trade fair attendance

• Active listening
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills and proven leadership competences
• Active communication
• Profound problem-solving skills as well as a high grade of flexibility and hands-on mentality
• Empathy
• Proactivity
• Strategic vision and innovation
• Previous customer service experience
• Minimum 5 years of work experience ideally in Cosmetic, Food, or Pharmaceutical industries
• Completed technical or commercial education (university level or similar)
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• French skills will be well valued
• Willingness to travel (up to 60%) and to work in different cultural settings