Main tasks and duties

• Develop a global go to market strategy, expand (grocery) retail relationships, start new business development and generate sales.
• Manage global growth and recognize whether it makes sense to invest time in certain projects and make commercial decisions accordingly
• Provide appropriate operational management to meet agreed performance KPI’s (within agreed budgets and time-lines).
• Review activity reports and financial statements to determine and manage progress/status of leads, customers and projects
• Monitor, measure and report on operational issues, opportunities and development plans.
• Liaise with other functional/departmental managers so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of operational development, and to ensure they are fully informed on operational objectives, purposes and achievements.

Support the company’s vision and objectives: drive revenue, profitability and growth, turn customers into accounts, oversee operational excellence (ensuring local relevant creativity, efficiency, quality, service, and effective resource management). You will be reporting to the Commercial Director.

Requirements educational, working knowledge and experience

Essential

• Bachelor or university degree, business related.
• At least 10 years experience in broad and hands-on new business development and sales roles
• Experience in marketing, marketing driven sales and/or solution sales
• Relevant working experience in: (retail) loyalty companies, licensing, shopper marketing or brand activation agencies, retailers (marketing preferred)
• You have excellent communication and negotiation skills, fluent in English (German is a plus)
• You have a consultative way off selling
• Likes airports (willing to travel on a frequent base)

Desirable

Affinity and experience with family/kids business (e.g. entertainment, toys) and/or loyalty business (e.g. loyalty company, retailer).

Behavioral competences and skills

• Entrepreneurial, great drive, great will to win
• Initiator, being able to work autonomously
• Persistent, creative (understand the process to turn a concept into tailor made)
• Deal-maker but also able to keep your patience due to the long and complex sales cycles
• Open and flexible personality, giving constructive criticism
• You are able to make the difference, know the customers mindset and a person people gladly do business with
• A professional team player, a strategist, scout and sparring partner
• Responsible initiator (hands-on, make it happen, ‘here to help’ mentality)
• Strong organizational skills
• Analytical skills and accuracy
• Competence to work in an international environment
• Eager to grow with, and in a young expanding company

Remuneration

• Competitive base salary
• Variable bonus based on results
• Good secondary remuneration, like pension, travel allowance, mobile phone and laptop
• An inspiring, creative, flexible and open working culture
• Opportunity to grow with the company, and in time potentially become Sales Director
• Fun colleagues, regular fun events, Friday afternoon drinks and a great chef to provide us with the best office lunch in town,

The Company

The organization is a quickly growing, dynamic and creative toy company. We create toys and marketing campaigns for visionary retailers in more than 30 countries around the globe. Headquartered in the center of Amsterdam, we have offices in Hong Kong, Moscow and Guangzhou. The company is a think tank buzzing with creative strategists, marketers, designers, innovators, toy makers, techies, movie buffs, analysts, field researchers, culture vultures, globetrotters, pirates, jedi, smile creators, trend watchers and cool hunters. Together we work on creating the greatest innovative and entertaining loyalty campaigns and kids’ products.