Sales Account Manager – Animal Nutrition Feed Enzymes (ES/FR)

About the role

As the Area Sales Manager for Spain and France, you will lead the Animal Nutrition Feed Enzymes and Feed Performance Ingredients portfolio. You will work closely with customers to develop solutions that drive growth and strengthen BASF's market position.

Key responsibilities

• Drive business growth by developing customer‑focused solutions and managing the sales budget.
• Maintain sales excellence through accurate account plans, forecasting, reporting and budgeting.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of customers and partnerships to increase sales of specialty feed ingredients.
• Conduct local market analysis, monitor market share and understand the full value chain.
• Create and adapt sales concepts to regional characteristics and support cross‑regional projects.
• Collaborate with technical experts to feed innovation pipelines and ensure long‑term growth.
• Lead contract negotiations, define opportunity pipelines and track conversion rates.
• Maintain high‑quality CRM activity, including visit reports, opportunity tracking and price documentation.

Required profile

• University degree, master’s or PhD in Animal Nutrition or Veterinary science.
• 3–5 years of sales or technical sales experience in animal nutrition or feed ingredients.
• Fluent in Spanish, French and English (both written and spoken).
• Strong communication, relationship‑building and project‑management abilities.
• Positive, customer‑focused mindset with a drive to capture market share.

Required skills

• CRM systems
• Forecasting
• Pricing management
• Order management
• Market analysis