Industry Vertical Leader EMEA - Food & Beverage (F&B)

At Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, we’re at the forefront of activities designed to save water and reduce energy consumption for industrial customers.

The collective expertise and passion of our people, combined with a broad portfolio of over 10,000 technologies, makes us uniquely positioned to deliver solutions that positively impact the environment.

Industry Vertical Leader EMEA - Food & Beverage (F&B)
Remote, Europe.

You can be based in any of the following locations: Belgium, Austria, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Hungary, Norway, Finland

• Please apply with an English version of your CV for screening purposes.

Could you be part of our innovative, solutions-based sales team at the service of the Food & Beverage sector?

The Food and Beverage industry generally uses high energy and water consumption, producing high volume waste.
Veolia WTS works with customers across Food and Beverage, and has a strong history of providing innovative solutions to the industry.
The Food & Beverage Industry Vertical Leader will define the commercial strategy and deploy it across the region.
Working in a team of Vertical Leaders across other sectors, you will report into the Industry Verticals Sales Team Leader, collaborating regularly on your work, successes and challenges.

What are the day to day duties?

• Defining your sales strategies in Food & Beverage
• Identify customers/applications across Food and Beverage
• Coordinate a focused strategic selling campaigns 
• Understand your market trends & drivers and what offerings and in the market
• Develop sales packages, share best practices, references, case histories
• Define growth potential, sales strategies and business plans with the Commercial Leaders
• Drive campaigns 
• Report and launch NPI New Product Introduction and NTI New to Industry opportunities 
• Work closely with Product Management Teams and Applications Solutions Architects to create differentiated offerings
• Join key customer/prospect meetings and support until closure
• Attend executive reviews 
• Deliver Industry training for account managers 
• Raise Veolia WTS brand awareness by organising seminars, customer roadshows, webinars on LinkedIn
• Attending International Conferences 

What skills and experience would be ideal in this role?

• Solid Food & beverage industry experience in sales and marketing for equipment and/or services
• Excellent knowledge of the regulatory framework of the industry, 
• Good skills in sustainability trends and economic performance
• Deep understanding of the different subject industry manufacturing processes and critical performance indicators
• Excellent quantitative, analytical, problem solving skills
• All round great communicator with  interpersonal, presentation, influencing skills
• Comfortable in a multinational matrix organisation
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables
• Self-motivated, and able to drive projects to completion with minimal oversight
• Unyielding dedication to deadlines
• Comfortable in situations where only limited standardisation exists
• Highly committed to team spirit
• Strong customer focus
• Willingness to travel regularly
• Understanding of VWTS products, services, technologies and applications - or from Food and Beverage background
• Strong commitment to Ethics & Compliance 
• Strongly aligned with Veolia’s Purpose and values

We offer:

• Flexible working arrangements from day one to support and encourage a healthy work-life balance
• A collaborative culture that celebrates diverse perspectives
• Mentorship and career development programmes
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth
• A competitive compensation and benefits package

Veolia WTS is an equal opportunity employer with diversity, inclusion, equity, and gender equality at the heart of our workplace.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.