Company Description

As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.

Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.

In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 700 people in more than 50 countries.

Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3,2 billion euros.

Job Description

As a leading player in the fermentation industry, the Lesaffre Group, as part of its customer-centric approach, aims to develop our sales and marketing team worldwide. Within the International Marketing Department and under the supervision of the International Customers & Services Marketing Director, you will create the role of the Academy for Commercial Excellence Manager. Your mission will be to support the Regions in their strategy to accelerate the development of our business.

We are looking for an exceptional leader to build and lead our Academy, a strategic initiative to develop the next generation of commercial champions at Lesaffre.

Key Responsibilities

Within the Marketing for Baking (M4B) department, you will take on an operational role. You will:

• Report to the Customers & Services Marketing Director

• Work closely with other M4B teams, local & regional teams (7 regions)
• Liaising with Group and regional HR

In a highly diverse environment, your main responsibilities will include:

• Designing world-class commercial (sales & marketing) training programs
• Developing training content in collaboration with internal and external experts
• Defining training paths to scale up the knowledge & skills in marketing and sales
• Delivering training or providing operational support to the regions
• Maintaining the digital tools hosting the content/guiding the learning paths, leveraging AI and innovative learning technologies
• Providing technical support and expertise to subsidiaries for their projects and support activities (local academies, networking, platforms management, etc.)
• Building & entertaining a community of key regional contacts to share experiences, gather expectations, needs, and pool content, service providers
• Structuring and developing the Academy in synergy with other Group training stakeholders and the regions (organization, resources [financial and human], relationships with Business Units and other Group business lines regarding shared initiatives, alignment with Group business priorities/strategy, and reporting to Group and regional management...)
• Driving measurable business impact, evaluating training programs and adjusting content or delivery accordingly

Qualifications

• Higher education in sales & marketing (master’s degree or equivalent), with at least 8 years of experience in sales, marketing & 5 years in training engineering, learning & development
• Proven track record designing & delivering training programs
• Experience with sales team development & performance management
• Ability to work in a matrix organization within lean structures in multi-cultural environment
• A combination of leadership and hands-on technical skills, with the ability to support colleagues on operational issues
• Fluent in English, essential for working in an international environment. Spanish would be a plus
• Available to travel abroad to provide on-site operational support
• Strong communication, facilitation, and coaching skills
• In addition to your technical expertise, your interpersonal skills, customer orientation, rigor, project-based mindset, and responsiveness will be key to your success

Additional Information

What can Lesaffre offer you: 

• We are a successful family-owned company with long-standing history where people truly matter. 
• We promote a sense of fulfilment with a genuine mission: nourish and protect the planet. 
• An opportunity to work in a real international environment. 

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities.

At Lesaffre, diversity is a strength that enriches our culture and our teams. We are committed to offering you a work environment where you can thrive, regardless of your background, gender, age or abilities. We encourage all applications, as we believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to innovate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.