Working at Koopmans

Are you ready to make real impact and help shape the strategic future of Royal Koopmans – and in particular Koopmans Food Ingredients? Then this role offers a unique opportunity to fully apply your commercial strength and international experience.

We are looking for a driven professional for a challenging international B2B sales and business development position. Someone with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record in independently building international business.

This position is for a minimum of 36 hours per week, with at least one day per week working from our office in Leeuwarden. In addition, you will travel internationally around 20% to 30% of your time to visit customers and partners.

Together with your colleagues in the commercial team of Koopmans Food Ingredients (KFI), you will work in an entrepreneurial and goal-oriented way to achieve tangible revenue and profit growth (based on a clear strategy and action plan). You will further develop both existing and new international customer relationships and sell innovative, tailor-made food ingredient products and solutions to food companies worldwide.

Royal Koopmans has the ambition to further strengthen its strong international position. In this role, you will make a visible commercial contribution and hold a key position within the organization.

Key focus areas in your role:

• You will build a strong position in the international playing field, think in opportunities and are not limited by borders;

• You will expand existing relationships and acquire new international customers, based on trust, added value and strong commercial opportunities;

• You will translate consumer trends and customer needs into new product innovations, introducing them into both existing and new regions;

• You will bring focus to business development, map DMU structures, and actively drive acquisition and a clear prospecting pipeline;

• You will work closely with the KIEM team (innovation & technology) within Royal Koopmans to realize joint innovation opportunities.

Royal Koopmans employs approximately 170 colleagues. The KFI sales team consists of three International Account Managers, each with their own country focus. You will report directly to the Commercial Director.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and persistent Account Manager with a strong pioneering spirit and commercial drive, an international network, and a proven track record. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys doing business worldwide with food manufacturers (including within the appetizer, vegan and poultry segments) and who is able to sell unique, innovative food ingredient concepts and solutions with real added value.

You are someone who:

• Has completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a commercial, economic or business-related field. A background in Food Technology is a strong plus;

• Has relevant international experience in B2B sales and business development;

• Can demonstrate a proven success story in sales and new business development of specialty food ingredients and solutions;

• Brings a strong pioneering mindset and commercial drive: optimistic, opportunity-focused and always able to turn market potential into results;

• Is energetic, charismatic, driven and communicatively strong;

• Is fluent in English; an additional foreign language is a plus.

Working at Royal Koopmans means working in a values-driven family business that has had one clear ambition for generations: creating sustainable value from grain. This mindset lives throughout every department. Our culture is characterized by involvement, reliability and entrepreneurship, with short lines of communication, plenty of room for initiative and appreciation for fresh ideas.

You will be challenged and expected to perform, but you will also be given plenty of opportunities to grow.

Employment conditions include:

• Competitive primary employment conditions, matching your knowledge and experience;

• A performance-based bonus;

• 25 vacation days + 13 ADV days (additional leave days) based on a full-time contract, supporting a healthy work-life balance;

• 8% holiday allowance and an 8% year-end bonus;

• Room for personal development through training and education.

Does this sound like your next challenge? Apply quickly! We look forward to receiving your application. Please send your CV and motivation letter to: hr@royalkoopmans.com

Want to know more? Contact Bas Dolman (Commercial Director) via b.dolman@royalkoopmans.com or +31 6 14024838

At Royal Koopmans, you step into a warm family business with a rich history that has been centered around the power of grain since 1846. We are an innovative and leading company within the food industry, with a strong focus on sustainability, quality and commitment – to both our customers and our employees.

We are active in two flavorful worlds: Koopmans Meel and Koopmans Food Ingredients (KFI). Both production sites are located at our facility in Leeuwarden.

Koopmans Meel supplies artisanal and industrial bakeries with high-quality flour products. Under the brand Nedertarwe, the Dutch bakery industry is supplied with ingredients made from Dutch wheat grown sustainably through our own sustainability program. For this, Koopmans works closely with growers and Natuurmonumenten.

Koopmans Food Ingredients offers crispy food coatings – such as breadcrumbs and batters for meat, fish, vegetarian products and snacks – as well as smart ingredients for the entire food industry.

Our company culture? Involved, energetic and entrepreneurial! Thanks to our flat organization and short communication lines, there is plenty of room for new ideas and personal growth. With us, you truly get the opportunity to make an impact.