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Sales Manager, Away from Home

The Sales Manager, Away from Home (AFH) is responsible for developing Lotus Bakeries business in the Away-From-Home channel (Travel / QSR / Café & Tea / Bakery and manufacture etc.) in China. You will be at the forefront of driving our Away-From-Home sales growth and shaping the future of our Biscoff experience of having a Lotus Biscoff cookie with coffee and Biscoff inside collaborations. Away-From-Home experience is a key lever to drive Biscoff brand awareness. This is your opportunity to let consumers experience the unique taste of Biscoff, strengthen partnerships, and make a tangible impact in the away from home market (Quick Service Restaurants, Bakery & Dessert Chains, Coffee & Tea Chains and Travel) in China. The Sales Manager, Away from Home (AFH) reports direct to Sales Director of LBCN, who reports direct to the Country Manager China. The Away-From-Home (AFH) channel plays a crucial role in the further growth and development of the Lotus Biscoff brand in China. Based on the growth potential it is expected that the team for this channel will grow in line with the business development. The perfect candidate will unlock this growth potential and will be able to build his/her team accordingly.
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La poste en détail

  • Strategic Planning & Business Leadership:
  • You will be entrusted with the end-to-end management and strategic growth of the Away-From-Home channel.

    • You will have complete responsibility for the financial performance, achieving revenue and profit targets.
    • You will be tasked with executing the annual business plan and translating high-level channel strategy into actionable initiatives.
    • You will focus on driving growth within focused AFH customers, Coffee/Tea Chains, Quick Service Restaurants (QSR), Travel (Airline, Train, hotel), and branded partnership for Away-From-Home Channels.

     

  • Portfolio Expansion & Customer Solutions:
  • You will own the growth of our portfolio through deep customer collaboration and solution-oriented approaches. You will:

    • You champion the "Lotus Biscoff inside" strategy by working directly with key accounts to integrate our product portfolio into their core menu and operational framework.
    • You will build tailored business solutions—from product co-creation and culinary assistance to operational integration—ensuring comprehensive partnership success.
    • Ultimately, you drive the key business outcomes of increased basket penetration and significant revenue growth.

     

  • Key Account & Segment Management:
    • You own and strengthen commercial relationships with prioritized Away-From-Home end customers, with a primary focus on Quick Service Restaurants (QSR), Bakery & Deserts, Coffee/Tea Chains, Travel (Airline & Train), and branded partnership.
    • You will manage distributors to ensure seamless on-time, in-full delivery, accurate invoicing, and operational excellence.
    • Ensure flawless execution of the Customer Business Plan, building a perfect Lotus Biscoff 1P with coffee moment and/or Lotus Biscoff inside experience for customers and consumers.
    • Responsible for the sales forecast by customer, brand, and SKU, working closely with logistics and the distributor to ensure a solid demand planning process that aligns with business goals.

     

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • The AFH Manager will closely co-operate with the Category Development Team in China and Asia as well as global AFH team to ensure that all business is done in line with our brand guidelines.

    • You partner with the Category Development Team and the global AFH team to guarantee all initiatives are fully aligned with our brand strategy.
    • You will leverage resources from across the organization by collaborating with all relevant functions to ensure comprehensive and sustainable business development.
    • You will serve as a key liaison, connecting with the Global Brand & Customer Development department at headquarters in Belgium and with international colleagues to share best practices and drive global alignment.

     

  • Performance Monitoring & Reporting:
  • The AFH Manager will conduct regularly review channel and customer performance against financial and strategic targets.

    • You perform regular analyses of AFH customer and distributor to track performance by daily / monthly /quarterly via various sales reports.
    • You will provide timely insights and recommend corrective actions to senior management to ensure all P&L objectives are met or exceeded.

    Profil

    Education (degree): University with a bachelor’s degree or above.

     

    Specific knowledge:

    • Entrepreneur, business builder with a “yes we can” mentality
    • Good communication and presentation skills

     

    Languages:

    • Native in Chinese
    • Fluent in English; verbal and in reading/writing

     

    Experience:

    • Proven business development experience ; used to work in A-brand FMCG company in AFH sales.
    • Customer Insights: Profound knowledge of the China Away from Home market structure.
    • Proven track record in sales, business development and winning new business.

     

    Personal competences:

    • Strong personality, serious partner in business, perfect sparring partner at all levels and with all disciplines.
    • Strong communicator both internal and external Representative for the Company.
    • Analytical, fact based, solution thinker (‘how can we make this happen”).
    • Hands on mentality, decision maker .
    • Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills to deal with customers.
    • Accurately Identification of Customer Needs and Challenges.
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    Lotus Bakeries invests in people. You will join an international work environment where you are close to the senior management. Ambitious? Our continuous growth offers you real career opportunities. You will receive a competitive salary, in line with your experience. 

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