Function
The Sales Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth, managing sales performance and leading the sales team.
Main Goal
The Sales Manager defines and implements the commercial strategy within the assigned scope, develops the client portfolio, manages business opportunities and ensures the achievement of sales targets set by management.
He/She also plays a key role in monitoring, analyzing and reporting sales performance, providing management with clear visibility on business activity, results, risks and growth opportunities.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
• Define and implement the sales strategy within the assigned scope.
• Drive revenue growth, margins and client portfolio development.
• Lead, motivate and support the sales team on a daily basis.
• Identify new business opportunities and manage the sales pipeline.
• Lead negotiations with strategic clients and secure key deals.
• Monitor key sales performance indicators, including revenue, margin, conversion rate, pipeline, sales forecasts and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze sales results, identify gaps versus targets and propose corrective action plans.
• Prepare and deliver regular, reliable and structured reports to management.
• Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly sales activity reports.
• Provide analysis on sales performance by client, product, region, market segment or sales representative.
• Ensure accurate and timely updates of the CRM system and maintain high-quality sales data.
• Escalate business alerts, revenue risks and high-potential opportunities to management.
• Work closely with development, research, finance, administration and general management to optimize sales performance.
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures, commercial policies and profitability objectives.
• Manage the establishment and adjustment of credit limits for customers.
Reporting Responsibilities
The Sales Manager is accountable for the accuracy, consistency and relevance of commercial reporting. In this capacity, he/she is expected to:
• Consolidate sales data and ensure its accuracy and reliability.
• Track revenue, margins, pipeline evolution and sales forecasts.
• Present sales results to management with clear analysis of variances versus objectives.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities impacting business performance.
• Recommend concrete actions to improve sales performance and target achievement.
• Maintain CRM data, dashboards and reporting tools in a structured and accurate manner.
• Provide reliable visibility on achieved sales, expected sales and upcoming targets.
What we expect of you
Profile Required
- Degree in business, sales, marketing, management or a related field.
- Proven experience in a sales role, ideally with team management responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of sales management, reporting and CRM tools.
- Excellent negotiation, prospecting and business development skills.
- Strong leadership, result orientation and performance-driven mindset.
- Analytical skills, rigor, data reliability and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills in French and English.
Education:
Bachelor / Master’s degree Agronomy, Sales, Business, marketing or similar
Competencies & Skills:
- 10 years in Sales and at least 5 years in similar position, preferably in seed sector
- Team spirit and collaboration mindset
- Team management
- Business development
- Sales reporting
- Performance analysis
- Sales forecasting
- Pipeline management
- Strategic negotiation
- CRM management
- Results orientation
- Customer focus