Lotus Bakeries is active worldwide in the indulgent and healthy snacking segment with the Lotus, Lotus Biscoff, Lotus Dinosaurus, Lotus Suzy, Peijnenburg, Snelle Jelle, Annas, Nākd, Trek, BEAR and Urban Fruit brands. Lotus Bakeries, with headquarters in Belgium, is a dynamic, internationally oriented company with production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Sweden, and 17 own sales organizations in Europe, America and Asia. Lotus Bakeries also works with commercial partners in forty countries worldwide. Lotus Bakeries has approximately 1,350 employees. By maintaining a healthy balance between tradition and innovation, the Lotus brand indulges consumers with a unique range of high-quality, tasty products. With Peijnenburg and Snelle Jelle, the company is a market leader in gingerbread in the Netherlands. Under the Nākd, Trek, BEAR and Urban Fruit brands, Lotus Bakeries offers tasty snacks, manufactured from all-natural, unprocessed ingredients, with no added sugar. In 2015 the Group achieved a turnover of EUR 411.6 million. The shares of Lotus Bakeries are listed on Euronext Brussels

We are looking for an Export Sales Manager South East Asia for International Distributors (headquarters in LEMBEKE), based in Hong Kong:

Job purpose:

• Make a multi-year Sales & Marketing Plan for existing countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong)
• Mapping of new potential countries ( Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Birma, Brunei, ….); define sequence of opportunities.
• Reporting to GM and EXCO on the plan and its dynamics.
• Get in depth knowledge of the commercial partner (country, retail landscape, OOH/FS landscape, competitive environment, levers for growth,…. ); making a Sales & Marketing Plan; using insights and concepts from the Area ID
• Marketing Manager to help and support our commercial partner in making and executing Sales & Marketing Plans.
• Have business reviews with partners and follow up on reporting, define actions based on the results and analyses.
• Screen partners, advice to change partners and advice on potentially new partners to GM.
• Set pricing for the region; take full P&L responsibility for the area.

Your profile:

• 5-10 years in a similar role
• Knowledge of International business is preferable
• Knowledge of SAP
• Strong inter-cultural intelligence: very high level of empathy for other cultures, religions, values, life style,…
• Communicator: strong in communication with partners, line managers and team
• Entrepreneurial spirit: gets energy from creating new opportunities, looking for new and different inroads. Not afraid to start from scratch.
• Result Driven: Focus on the execution of plans and high drive to exceed targets and objectives.
• Independent: Can work alone and is willing to go the extra mile.
• Flexibility: eager and willing to travel in the region and on certain occasions to Europe. Fluent in English and Dutch
• Languages: English (Fluent oral and in writing), Dutch (Fluent), French, German, …

Our offer:

• An exciting and challenging job in a pleasant working environment.
• A function allowing independence and responsibility.
• A competitive salary with an extensive package of fringe benefits

Interested?
CrossInternational is exclusively managing this vacancy. If interested, please send your CV to hanne.watte@crossint.eu