Export Trade Manager Eastern Europe

The Asica Group is an exciting and innovative commercial organization, with their own farms comprising 1000+ hectares cultivating the finest avocados, mangos and grapes. Access to all relevant components of the supply chain, with cultivation sites in Peru as well as efficient teams for sales, production, sourcing and logistics in Karlsruhe, Germany and Poeldijk, The Netherlands. Enthusiastic about fruit, the Asica Group stands for innovation, experience, and maximum flexibility: whether cultivation on the farms, ripening and packaging in the high-tech warehouses, or smooth delivery via the Europe-wide fresh produce network. Working together with food retail customers, they develop effective solutions that are tailored to their customers’ individual needs, right from the start.

As one of the top 5 EU importers in their product categories, they supply a large proportion of product to the main retailers in Europe.

A senior day trader who understands the current avocado and mango market and its future developments

• Responsible for the daily management of relationships and supported sales to customers in Europe (trade).
• Understanding of origin and responsibility for direct sales of container loads from own farm (export) and direct import from third party growers.
• Making quotations, effecting orders, and monitoring the entire sales process.
• You are constantly aware of developments in origin and the EU market situation.
• Trading class I & II product.
• Maintaining and approaching interesting customers.
• Recognizing customer wishes and proactively responding commercially to them.
• Coordinate with colleagues at home and abroad daily.
• Teamwork and taking pride in your work is in your DNA.
• Being able to work within concepts and structures.
• Monitor the results of the various product groups and periodically analyze the objectives.
• You report to the Director of Sales.

Strong in daily commerce with a passion for avocados, mangos, pomegranates and blueberries

• BSc. (HBO) working level and mentality.
• Strong opener qualities, market access, and language proficiency in the target market
• A strong business developer with a current proven customer portfolio
• Ability to actively buy and sell new commodities such as mango, avocado, ginger, pomegranate, or blueberries in the market
• Strong network within the relevant customer segment (especially Eastern Europe)
• Network of suppliers in Europe
• Familiarity with the dynamics and daily changing challenges within the fresh sector, understanding supply chain process from farm to fork
• Strong closing skills as well as operational trading competence
• Proven revenue contribution in previous roles
• A team-player who treats everybody (colleagues, growers, customers, suppliers) with respect and empathy.
• The right competencies for creating targeted sales plans.
• Visit customers, and attend international fairs
• You have professional fluency in the English language, both verbally and in writing. Professional fluency in other languages would be an advantage.

• Structured, entrepreneurial way of working
• Reliable and socially minded, with a strong team spirit
• Good social and communication skills
• Result driven and tenacious
• Proactive and a go-getter
• Hands-on mentality
• Analytical and accurate
• Valid Driving license

ABC Westland Poeldijk with the option to work 1 day from home (Hybrid)
Easily accessible from Den Haag A4, Rotterdam A15/A20, Gouda A12.

A dynamic and varied full-time job with opportunities for personal development and advancement at a reliable international organization. Excellent salary and other allowances in a small and stable team. Employment conditions are appropriate to the position within this ambitious company.

Asica Group has outsourced the recruitment and executive selection for the position of Export and Trade Manager exclusively to Up&Up Talent Solutions.

For more information, please contact Taco van der Louw on +31 (0)6 53 52 62 46. Applications strictly via www.up-up-go.com

For more information about the organisation, please go to website of Asica Group.

Up & Up Talent Solutions B.V. Specialises in fruit and vegetable, agricultural and food vacancies from vocational college to Masters level. We are personal, dynamic and authentic. We work with an extensive database, social media and targeted recruitment campaigns. International recruitment with a large network (including Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, USA). The market areas are fresh produce, food, agriculture, retail (FMCG / OOH).