International Sales Manager

Food awareness – the demand for healthy, sustainable, nutritious products – is reaching the next level, and not just for the diets of humans. Animal food producer Yarrah has been a specialist in organic pet food for over 25 years. The organization is growing rapidly and a vacancy has opened up for an entrepreneurial and result-oriented International Sales Manager.

Yarrah: better for your pet, better for all animals.

Demand for organic products is on the rise. In 1992, long before this trend, Yarrah emerged as the first completely organic animal food producer on the market, founded out of discontent over cruelty in the pet food market. Every step of Yarrah’s production process is designed to be fully sustainable and organic. The ingredients are purchased directly from farmers who – just like Yarrah – want to make the world a better place.

Yarrah is the leading organic animal food specialist in Europe, and has set ambitious growth targets, focused on further international multi-channel expansion. Essential to this growth strategy are brand awareness, brand and channel differentiation, and further professionalization. Yarrah’s lean team consists of 18 FTU, ensuring quick validation and integration of ideas into the business. Their ambitious plans demand further professionalization, without cutting into flexibility and speed.

“We’re a small organization, which requires a team with an action-oriented, hands-on mentality. You’ll have a lot of freedom and responsibility.” ­– Bas van Tongeren, CEO Yarrah

Vacancy: International Sales Manager

The Sales Manager maps out the entire market and develops innovative plans to ensure growth. The Sales Manager will develop a commercial strategy and actively explore the market in an effort to build relationships with retailers. He/she will also travel abroad frequently, on average two days, twice a month.

The Sales Manager knows what’s happening in the market and cleverly anticipates trends to help build successful and durable partnerships. He/she knows purpose and profit go hand in hand. Like all professionals on the team, the Sales Manager is ambitious and passionate about Yarrah’s mission. The entire team goes the extra mile in ensuring they make the best products while selling them to as many pet owners as possible.

The Sales Manager works in the Sales team comprised of four Sales Managers. He/she reports directly to the CEO. The Sales Manager plays a key role in Yarrah’s growth and will have plenty of opportunities to participate in the organization.

Candidate’s profile

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years in FMCG, in a commercial role with P&L responsibility
• University degree

Personality

• Result-oriented
• Pragmatic
• Strong communicator
• Strong stakeholder manager

Yarrah works with Top of Minds to fill this vacancy.