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Title: Sales Manager
The Sales Manager will be responsible for driving commercial growth of Novonesis BioSolutions across assigned customers and territories. The role focuses on developing strategic relationships with key accounts in the pharma, nutraceutical or biotechnology sectors while identifying new opportunities to expand Novonesis’ BioSolutions portfolio.
- Key Responsibilities
- Business Growth
Drive revenue growth across assigned territory or segment.
Develop and execute strategic account plans.
Identify new business opportunities and convert them into commercial wins.
- Customer Management
Manage relationships with key customers in pharma, nutraceutical, food, or industrial segments.
Collaborate with technical teams to deliver customer solutions.
- Commercial Strategy
Support pricing, negotiation, and contract management.
Monitor market trends, competitors, and new opportunities.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with technical, application, regulatory, and supply chain teams.
Ensure smooth execution of customer projects and launches.
- Pipeline & Forecasting
Maintain opportunity pipeline in CRM.
Deliver accurate sales forecasting and reporting.
- Sales Enablement & Reporting
Prepare weekly/monthly dashboards for Sales Head.
Generate actionable insights using Power BI & Excel.
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Annual sales revenue growth
- New business development
- Key account expansion
- Pipeline value and conversion rate
- Customer satisfaction and retention
- Candidate Profile
- Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Pharmacy,
or related field. MBA (preferred but optional).
- Experience
6–10+ years of B2B sales experience.
Experience in enzymes, biotech ingredients including probiotics, nutraceu
ticals, pharma, or specialty ingredients preferred.
- Skills
- Strong commercial acumen
- Technical understanding of BioSolutions
- Strategic account management
- Negotiation and stakeholder management
- Strong SAP, Salesforce, Power BI exposure.
- High follow-up discipline and execution mindset.
- Importantly a Team Player
Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career
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What We Do
Novozymes has combined with Chr. Hansen to become Novonesis: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. This global biosolutions company of 10,000 people is transforming how the world produces, consumes and lives. In 30-plus industries, its biosolutions help businesses meet their needs and the needs of our planet. Novozymes was formed in 2000 when Novo Nordisk split into three companies: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novozymes A/S and Novo A/S. Novozymes was the world leader in biological solutions with a commitment to Rethink Tomorrow. It served 130 markets with enzymatic, microbial and advanced protein solutions. The company’s solutions enabled higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits. In December 2022, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen entered into an agreement to create a leading global biosolutions partner by combining the two companies. The goal was to unleash the full potential of biosolutions and generate significant value for all stakeholders and society. The combination was completed on January 29, 2024 and Novonesis was born. The name means ‘a new beginning’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘genesis’. It reflects a new era where we’ll better our world with biology. You can find Novonesis on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. Novozymes A/S, part of Novonesis Group.
