European Artisanal Sales Director

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The European Artisanal Sales Director will lead and develop strategy, a new sales team and processes to achieve revenue targets. In this role, you will provide strategic vision and tactical direction, oversee and direct the responsibilities of employees and represent the organization in promoting and selling the company's gourmet chocolate products in the artisanal distributor channel.

Key Accountabilities

• Organize and coordinate sales operations in Europe.
• Evaluate market potential and the status of sales in the area.
• Plan and organize sales projects and activities for Europe.
• Identify potential customers and nurture existing customer relationships.
• Collaborate with the strategic marketing team to plan, develop and deliver the marketing strategy for products, services and associated brands.
• Develop plans and deliver results, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of six years of related work experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years of supervisory experience
• Experience in the bakery / chocolate artisanal distribution channel

KEY BEHAVIORS

• Provides direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get work done.
• Relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Build strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Strong people management skills to create a new team that will quickly perform and deliver results

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO BE GAINED

• Experience leading, establishing and developing overall sales philosophy, vision and goals and implementing sales operations.

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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.

Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:
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Client-provided location(s): Wevelgem, Belgium

Job ID: Cargill_FGB-329645

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-07-16T19:04:42