Olmix is looking for a Sales Manager to join our Sales Turf department into the Plant Care Business Unit !
Why join our success story ?
Would you like to join an innovative, international and fast-growing company that provides natural solutions to the market? Olmix values are trust, respect, innovation, a culture of excellence and commitment. Joining Olmix means joining a team with an innovative mindset that is the heart of Olmix innovation.
Sales Manager
The “Sports Turf industries and Green Spaces” division develops biosolutions made from bio-based ingredients, in particular from the seaweed that the group processes in its biorefinery located in Morbihan. A natural and renewable resource, algae are rich in ingredients with useful properties for plant nutrition and health. As such, they offer great interest for the ecological transition of fertilization and plant protection practices.
These innovative technical solutions improve soil quality, optimize plant nutrition and strengthen plant resistance to stress.
By combining high-performance and complementary leaf and root specialities, Olmix meets all the needs of the plant. This makes it better nourished, more resistant and healthier.
Olmix’s approach supports the gradual reduction in the use of synthetic chemical inputs, a reduction that is essential for the environment, but also for the health of plant professionals, athletes and the general public.
Job context
Reporting to the Turf Area Manager Plant Care the main role of the Sales Manager is to ensure de animation of the Sport Turf industry, ensure commercial development of new products and provide information to the company on the entire Turf market.
What you’ll do
Ensure the animation of Sport Turf industry and Green Spaces division distribution network in UK area:
Develop and agree a sales growth strategy with our business partners, to include working with and developing the sales team on their technical knowledge and product sales positioning.
Work on a commercial strategy agreed with the UK business partner on end user sales development opportunities, to include site meetings for technical training and sales opportunities.
Ensure the commercial development of new products:
Ensure the sales of new technical solutions in the Turf market, through training and support for the sales teams of the distribution network.
What you bring
You have at least 5 years experience within the UK amenity / Landscape / horticultural industry;
You have a good technical knowledge of TURF (Market/Products/Customers;
You have a good commercial business understanding, ideally with a Business Degree or other Business Qualification;
You are knowned to be autonomous, organized, adaptable.
You have responsiveness, you have a strong persuastion and enthusiasm.
You have interpersonal skills and ability to adapt and listen.
The position will require travels within all the UK, with home office periods. You will need to visit sometimes the headquarter located in Bréhan, France.
Interview Schedule
An initial telephone interview with Leila, our Recruiter: an opportunity to give you a brief introduction to the position and gather initial information about your profile
An interview (in person or by videoconference) with Emmanuel (Product Manager Turf Plant Care): you can talk in detail about your experience and what you’re looking for in your future position.
Soft skill test via AssessFirst.
A final interview (in person or by videoconference) with Leila and Félix (Area Manager), to talk about what motivates you at work, and to go deeper into your soft skills (based on your tests results).
A phone call a week after your last interview.
