Job Summary
We’re looking for an Inside Sales Specialist to join our team, managing identified opportunities in the Services business within a specific area of expertise (food applications or a service category). You’ll interact with customers to understand their needs and present tailored solutions.
The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya You will be travelling approximately 15% of your time.
What you will do
- Partner with customers to understand their needs and translate them into solutions, act as a trusted point of contact.
- Depending on business needs, you may be assigned responsibility for one or more customer accounts.
Manage opportunities end-to-end: understand customer needs, shape the solution, prepare quotes, and present proposals using a value-based selling approach. - Partner with Sales Managers to negotiate and close deals.
Turn identified customer needs into new leads and opportunities; cross-sell and up-sell relevant products and services. - Proactively identify and qualify new leads within your area of responsibility.
Support marketing by delivering customer presentations, workshops, and webinars to build interest in specific categories or customer segments. - Help create, execute, and follow up sales objectives in account plans together with the Services Key Account Manager (KAM).
- Support Services product deployment plans together with Portfolio Management.
- Share customer and market insights internally: identify portfolio gaps/opportunities and coordinate with Product Managers, Sales Support, and Portfolio Management.
- Collaborate with external suppliers, in some cases, act as the market contact for a specific supplier.
- Keep customer documentation complete, accurate, and up to date (customer files).
We believe you have
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in technical sales, process engineering or project management.
- Degree in engineering, with practical experience in food industry processing engineering.
- Good command of sales principles combined with strong commercial acumen.
- Language skills: fluent in English, … will be highly valued.
- Proven customer-facing experience.
- Ability to manage diverse stakeholders and resolve cross-functional challenges by fostering collaboration, aligning objectives, and driving strategic outcomes across departments.
- Willingness to travel around 15% of the time.
We Offer You
- A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
- A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
- An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
- Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements
How to Apply
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page This job posting expires on 12 April 2026.
