Sales Manager – Food Categories

About the role

Geia Food, a leading Nordic partner in food development, category development and assortment solutions for retail and foodservice, is looking for a commercially strong and persistent Sales Manager. You will take full responsibility for key customers and attractive categories, shaping customer engagement and directly influencing assortments, product concepts and category development. The role covers commercial development across ice cream, convenience frozen, poultry and dairy.

Key responsibilities

• Develop profitable growth by growing existing business and identifying new products, categories and opportunities
• Work closely with customers' buyers and category managers to understand their strategy and assortment, then build customer and category plans
• Develop new concepts and turn them into concrete offers, agreements and launches
• Collaborate internally and with local and international suppliers to align on a common commercial direction

Required profile

• Solid experience in sales and customer development, preferably in food, retail or another sector with complex customer relationships and assortment responsibility
• Experience in commercial negotiations and working with budgets, sales figures and profitability
• Ability to drive long, complex sales processes through to completion
• Relationship-oriented but clear about next steps and business value