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This is a commercially focused role combining strategic market development, opportunity creation, customer engagement, and hands-on sales execution.\nKey responsibilities include:\nOwn sales performance, revenue delivery, and margin management.\n\nLead commercial customer engagement, negotiations, and opportunity conversion to sustainable business.\n\nIdentify, prioritize, and develop new business opportunities aligned with regional ruminant growth priorities.\n\nManage the commercial opportunity pipeline from identification through implementation, ensuring disciplined funnel management.\n\nBuild and strengthen long-term relationships with key decisionmakersamong customers and partners.\n\nCoordinate effectively across sales, marketing, and technical functions to maximize customer value and business impact.\n\nContribute to demand planning, business planning, resource prioritization, and growth initiatives across the region.\n\nWhat You’llNeed to Be Successful\nBachelor's or master's degree in animal scienceor a related discipline with a strong focus on ruminants.\n\nMinimum 5 years of relevant experience in animal nutrition, ruminant production, commercial development, sales, or a closely related field.\n\nProven ability to negotiate, influence stakeholders, and drive business growth.\n\nCustomer-focused mindset with a passion for delivering value and building trusted partnerships.\n\nExcellent collaboration skills and the ability to work across regional and global teams.\n\nAdaptability and resilience when working in a dynamic and evolving business environment.\n\nAbility to translate ambiguity into action and drive customer-centric decisions.\n\nProfessional proficiencyin English.\n\nAdditional Skills & Interests We Value\nWhile not required, the following would be advantageous:\nAdditionallanguage capabilities, particularly German and/or Polish.\n\nExperience working across Central and Eastern Europe\n\nKnowledge of probioticsand enzymes in animal nutrition\n\nEntrepreneurial mindset\n\nWhat We Offer\nAt Novonesis, in the animal nutrition team, you will join a highly experienced commercial team with a shared ambition to accelerate sustainable growth in animal biosolutions.\nThe opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of sustainable ruminant production.\n\nA collaborative and international working environment.\n\nExposure to regional and global stakeholders.\n\nProfessional development opportunities and career growth within a global biosolutionsleader.\n\nWays of Working\nRemote\n\nFull-time\n\nSignificant travel requiredwithin Europe specifically Nordic, Central and Eastern Europe(approximately 50-60%)\n\nThe role covers a broad territory across Central and Eastern Europe, with Germany, Scandinavia, or Poland preferred as the home location.\n\nApplication deadline: 20thof September\nOur purpose guides the way\nIn Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. 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