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Account Manager Citrus

Granot Fresh is a subsidiary of Granot, a cooperative of 43 villages in Israel that is specialized in the sustainable cultivation of avocado and citrus. Founded in 1958, it is the largest agricultural cooperative in Israel and the biggest avocado grower in Israel.  Granot Fresh, the European sales office, was founded in 2021 and it is located in Maasdijk near Rotterdam. The team at Granot Fresh is responsible for coordinating and organizing sales to the customers worldwide. Our team is looking for a person who knows the fresh market and knows the products; who can build a strong network with retailers, wholesalers and specialists in Europe and beyond.

Account Manager Citrus


Position

A creative commercial key accountmanager

  • Responsible for developing and implementing the sales and profitability of Granot Fresh citrus products  on a global scale.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and industry partners.
  • Responsible to ensure proper realization of orders and coordination of supply programs.
  • Develop the category of citrus at a high professional level.
  • Negotiate pricing, contracts and terms with international customers and suppliers.
  • Manage logistics and supply chain activities, including transportation, storage and distribution.
  • Represent the organization at industry events, trade shows and conferences.
  • Develop and manage budgets, forecasts and financial and marketing reports.
  • Being able to work conceptually and structured.
  • You report to the Director of Sales Europe.


Profile  

Initiative, entrepreneurship and exploring

Job requirements

  • BsC (HBO) working and thinking level.
  • Experience in international sales of fresh fruit, vegetables and citrus products to retailers and wholesalers.
  • High ability to negotiate.
  • Providing excellent customer service.
  • Willing to travel abroad.
  • Full control of Office programs – mandatory. High-level Excel control is especially required!
  • Familiar with the dynamics and daily changing challenges within the fresh sector.
  • You master English verbally and in writing. Dutch is also very useful and another languages as Spanish or French will be an advantage.

Competencies

  • Analytical thinking and working.
  • Customer oriented.
  • Reliable and responsable.
  • Excellent social and communication skills.
  • Proactive.
  • Negociator.
  • Team player.
  • Self-starter and creative.


Location

Honderdland in Maasdijk. Easily accessible from Den Haag, Rotterdam, Gouda and close to the A20.


Offer

A full-time job in a dynamic organization with strong, financial stability and wide international exposure. Excellent salary and working condition within a small and cohesive team.


React

Granot Fresh has exclusively outsourced the Recruitment and Selection for the vacancy of Account Manager Citrus to FreshRecruitment. For more information, please contact Jan Willem Tolhoek, available by telephone on +31(0)6 821 831 03 and email [email protected]

Applications only via www.freshrecruitment.com

Detailed information about the organization can be found on: 

 

FreshRecruitment is a specialist in Food & Agri vacancies for Bachelors and Masters. Our people are skilled professionals who work together as independent entrepreneurs. We work with an extensive database, social media and targeted recruitment campaigns. International recruitment with a large network (including Europe, Asia, Africa, South America) The market areas are: Food, Agri, Retail (FMCG / OOH), Food Technology, Food Technology, Nutrition, Biobased, Life Sciences, Animal Scienes, Agro chemicals, Veterinary pharma, Technology, Horticulture, Plant Sciences, Organic Agriculture, Floriculture and Horticulture. The job specializations, both permanent and interim positions are: General Manager(s), Management, Sales & Marketing, Financial, Human Resources (HRM), Operations, Logistics (Supply Chain), Purchasing, Buyer, Trader, Research & Development (R&D), Food Technologist, Nutritionist, Quality (QA / QESH), Engineering, Project Management and Process Technology.