Sales Lead

**As a Sales Lead, you'll spend your time.**
- Create, present and execute strategic plan that is aligned with global business objectives.
- Lead Bev and Bakery team, coach and mentor for team member.
- Meet or exceed financial metrics; drive for results.
- Deeply understand and leverage internationally IFF's strategy, organization, capabilities, proprietary technologies, resources, product and service offerings.
- Position IFF as a strategic trusted partner by co-creating winning value propositions that satisfy customer needs.
- Develop deep customer relationships at all levels, through intensive networking and providing best in class customer service.
- Lead cross functional and cross-cultural teams through complex, technically challenging projects.
- Identify/create new business opportunities for IFF and lead the IFF teams to develop and execute plans to generate project pipeline and new sales.
- Accountable for accurate regional sales forecast and budget.
- Prepare executive sales reports and new business activity for IFF management.

**Job Requirements**:
**Required Skills**:

- Bachelor's degree, with 10+ years of successful sales experience in a flavor/fragrance related industry required.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead and coordinate activities with internal support team and customers. Inspires others by acting as a leading example.
- Knowledgeable of industry trends, companies, technology, and displays passion for food and flavors.
- Confident, dynamic and enthusiastic professional with ability to generate trust by delivering on commitments, creative and agile.
- Possess the ability to lead multi-cultural teams.
- IT acumen and ability to leverage big data points to enhance regional strategic account plan, commercial performance and customer engagement