Lesaffre Egypt for yeast industries is an Egyptian joint stock company for producing baking yeasts and yeasts extract. We are 100% owned by the holding company and part of Middle East & Africa baking region.
Lesaffre Egypt was established according to the Investment Guarantees and Incentives Law No. 8 of 1997, and registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Cairo Investment authority under No. 65570 on April, 14, 2013.
Our main operational purpose is to establish, manufacture, and package yeasts, yeast derivatives, and yeasts extracts. These many forms and types are then used within food products, animal feed, bread-making and bread improvers, flavorings, colors, and enzymes.
In October 2014, Lesaffre Egypt for yeasts industry (S.A.E) began effectively managing the acquired company.
Lesaffre Egypt’s main office is located in the Giza Governorate of Sheikh Zayed City while the factory is placed in the Nubaryia Industrial Area of El Beheira Governorate. We also have a Baking Center and Logistics Warehouse in 6th of October City. Currently, We employ more than 200 individual
Job Description• Negotiate the annual agreement with each customer.
• Present and submit proposal of annual agreements to his manager.
• Cooperate with Technician team to provide technical support to his clients.
• Understanding the market capacity and the need of our products inside the
local market.
• Understand each customer needs and recommend the solution.
• Following up on complaints submitted from the customer and assign it to
the concerned department
• Checking sales volume per customer and monitoring customer Growth performance
based on their sales orders and closely monitor any change in customer.
• Collecting data regarding the market and the position of lesaffre
product vs. other players.
• Initiates New sales leads for products to increase customer database.
• Enhance the relation with purchasing departments of clients.
• Organize training plan for clients in baking center or at their side.
• Participate in creating new products for ingredients.
• Prepare and report a business development plan for each client.
• Solving the problem of clients quickly and respond to them.
• Monitoring industrial market trend.
• Proposing the credit policy for each segment and be abide with approved policy with his team.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering or Commerce preferred)
💼 Experience
Minimum 10 years in Sales of Ingredients within the Industrial Segment
🧠 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ingredients business expertise, Strong background in the ingredients sector, with emphasis on baking (preferred) and broader food industry applications.
Industrial baking customer knowledge: Deep understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and industry trends.
Negotiation and communication: Exceptional ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and secure long‑term partnerships.
Managerial and leadership: Proven track record in leading teams, driving performance, and achieving strategic objectives.
Fluent English.
Role within the organization
Reporting to: Commercial Director.
job Location:
El- Sheikh Zayed
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Commerce
- Minimum 10 years in sales of ingredients within the industrial segment
- Ingredients business expertise (food industry focus)
- Emphasis on baking ingredients experience
- Deep understanding of industrial baking customer needs and market dynamics
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- Managerial and leadership experience driving team performance
- Fluent English
Lesaffre Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Lesaffre Insights
What We Do
A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a €2.7 billion turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and 96 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners, and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms. To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.
