Trader Europe - Meelunie Headquarters
Meelunie is part of the green evolution. Our company is constantly expanding and shows strong, rapid growth. Therefore, we are looking to welcome a Trader to grow our positive impact with plant-based ingredients. We are leading the way for improved well-being at work. Do you also believe that happiness is key to success? Do you want to be a part of a team of passionate thinkers and makers? Do you enjoy autonomy and teamwork?
Meelunie is seeking a highly energetic and capable sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced global trading environment. In addition to a proven record of sales success, the ideal candidate will also have trading experience, but if not, will possess the aspiration to develop trading skills. We see this career path growing then into a Product Manager, including purchasing responsibilities.
Location: Meelunie Amsterdam, Headquarters
Tasks and responsibilities:
The Trader has an entrepreneurial spirit, responsible for developing, maintaining and expanding relationships to meet and exceed annual objectives. The Trader will be working closely with domestic and international Product Managers to seize market opportunities. The incumbent will present Meelunie’s full range of products and services to assigned accounts while leading internal support functions to ensure that the customers’ needs and expectations are fully met.
You will spend most of your time “in the field” developing and managing assigned accounts. The position requires at least 20% overnight travel.
• Develop new customers and maintain relations with existing customers.
• Meet and exceed defined volume and trading profit objectives.
• Develop and execute both long-term and near-term strategies.
• Active credit management of your customer portfolio.
• Work closely with Product Managers to uncover opportunities based on market dynamics.
• Develop strong relations with overseas offices.
• Stay well informed about current industry and trends and be able to converse knowledgeably with customers about the trends. Also, provide market input to Product Managers.
• Development of Trading skills: master position taking i.e. short/long.
• Attend and participate in sales meetings, product seminars and trade shows.
• Prepare and present annual sales plans (reviewed quarterly).
• Coordinate contract negotiations to optimize volume and trading profit.
Skills & experience:
• Trading and/or Sales experience is desirable.
• Ability to multitask in a high-paced environment.
• Confident in building relations.
• Ability to give presentations.
A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is a plus.
You:
• Entrepreneurial spirit. Ability to create something out of nothing.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels, internally and externally.
• Ability to build open, trustworthy relationships with other business leaders.
• Intellectually competitive, good quantitative, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to function in a team-oriented environment.
• Comfortable making decisions without 100% of the needed information; manage risk.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• An energetic, resilient and committed leader with a positive attitude and straightforward operating style.
• Confident and aggressive with a high sense of responsibility, quality, ethics and integrity.
• An action-oriented individual who possesses a strong sense of urgency, and who can overcome obstacles to achieve results.
• Mastering the English language is a must; speaking Dutch and any 3rd language is a plus.
What we offer:
Meelunie is its people. Loyal, self-starting, multinational and dynamic professionals whom we empower to go that extra mile for their clients, suppliers, and colleagues. We add value for our suppliers and customers. If you can do that, too, we’re interested in you. We invest time, energy and resources in our people. You’re given real responsibility and every opportunity to develop yourself – and we expect you to grab that chance.
In exchange for your hard work and dedication, Meelunie offers you a fun, entrepreneurial-spirited, collaborative team environment.
Acquisition in respect of this vacancy is not wanted and will not be appreciated.
Company Profile:
Meelunie is a global producer and supplier of plant-based ingredients. Our product range covers a wide variety of food and non-food applications that include trusted brands such as Windmill Potato Starch alongside an ever-growing assortment of plant-based proteins.
We have offices across 5 continents and export to over 100 countries. But our added value goes far beyond that of a supplier. We can draw on 150 years of experience to develop comprehensive solutions designed to meet our customer’s specific needs.
Offices: The Netherlands (HQ), USA, Mexico, China, Singapore, and Australia.
Meelunie is expanding its portfolio with fava isolate proteins produced in a brand-new Danish facility. This will enable Meelunie to be a frontrunner in the protein transition to plant-based ingredients. As well as our commitment to this transition, we believe sustainability adds value throughout our global processes by creating a positive impact within our industry, supply chains and communities.
Being part of the BCorp community since 2024, Positive Impact drives our performance and sets the scope for our growth, financial returns and the evolution of our portfolio. Our efforts and ambitions are guided by B Corp and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
For more information, please contact Casper Braam (Commercial Director Meelunie) via the APPLY button or visit: www.meelunie.com