Sales Representative Cacao Latitude - Trading/Sales/Marketing (United Kingdom)

Our Cacao Latitudes business exists to match passionate chocolate makers with extraordinary cacao that leaves a positive impact. We build direct and long lastin briges that connet artisans to spectacular, sustainable and socially conscious cacao, reducing the distance from bean to bar while supporting farmers and environments crucial to producing unique and flavourful origins. Part of the ECOM Group, we a small dynamic team that sell to over 100 customers in over 20 countries throughout Europe and continue to grow.

We have an exciting new role for a Sales Representative to work with the Cacao Latitudes Sales team by assisting the European Sales Manager and develop our market by connecting bean to bar makers with the amazing portfolio of cacaos as well as ensuring our services and products match our customers’ needs.

The main Responsibilities will include:

Manage sales across EU and client relationships including: existing customers and growing portfolio of new customers
Produce quotes and generating sales contracts.
Coordinate with Traffic/Logistics Coordinator for post sales/delivery satisfaction.
Review and update sales presentations and client communications
Update management by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
Understand the market by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, and merchandising techniques.
Understand the value chain process from our origins to understand and be able to explain the complexity and value add of Cacao Latitudes services.
Share our mission and culture of Cacao Latitudes with the world

As part of the Team, there is the opportunity to learn the specialty Cacao business, the supply chain and our unique business working with our specialist customers.

Skills & Experience Needed:

We are ideally looking for individuals already working in the world of chocolate/cacao. Potential individuals must have at least 1 years’ sales and customer services experience in cocoa, agriculture development or have a background in craft chocolate or similar product. Educated to Degree level in business experience.An understanding of supply chains and the commodities industry will be a big advantage and an understanding of the commercial market. Being a selfstarter is a must as is exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise with clients/stakeholders. Fluent English skills are essential and addition business French language skills would be a plus.

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