Regional Commercial Director - Animal Feed / Livestock Industry / Feed Additives / Feed Ingredients

The Role & Key Responsibilities Job Title: Regional Commercial Director - South Asia Location: Pune, India Are you ready to guide a sales team towards commercial growth in one of the most vibrant and rapidly evolving regions in the world? We're seeking a visionary Regional Commercial Director - South Asia to spearhead our company's growth and expansion in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. You'll have a sound understanding of feed and livestock industries, coupled with a proven history of accomplishment in animal nutrition or feed additives/ingredients industries within our market. What you'll be doing: Strategic Leadership: As the South Asia Regional Commercial Director, you'll be at the helm of implementing commercial activities across multiple markets. Your strategic prowess will guide our sales teams towards maximizing revenue and exceeding corporate goals. Team Management: You'll supervise and motivate a sales team, ensuring they're equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive. Your leadership will create a culture of excellence and collaboration. Market Analysis and Planning: With your finger on the pulse of regional market trends, you'll identify growth opportunities and develop tailored plans to ensure both short-term wins and long-term benefit. Financial Acumen: You'll oversee budgeting, forecasting, and expense management for the region, ensuring alignment with global strategies while ensuring profitability and growth. Customer Focus: Building and nurturing positive customer relationships will be at the core of your role. You'll address customer issues promptly, suggest innovative solutions, and champion customer satisfaction. Innovation and Development: Your commitment to continual improvement will support the development of new services and products, keeping us at the forefront of innovation and customer satisfaction. Industry Engagement: Representing our company at industry events and conferences, you'll leverage your network to generate new business leads and expand our market presence. What you'll bring A sound understanding of feed and livestock industries with a proven track of accomplishment in animal nutrition or feed additives/ingredients industries in our market. Ability to measure and analyse key performance indicators (ROI and KPIs) Previous experience of developing and motivating high performing sales teams ideally from a similar industry. Experience of product development & testing, including nutrition & gut health related additives Proven history of achieving targets and accelerating sales growth in a business. Key customers contact / relationship in India Fluent in English Skills & Experience Not Specified About The Company We’re looking for trail-blazers, non-conformists, innovators.When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, company car/allowance, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.About usWe’re AB Vista an animal nutrition technology company offering pioneering products and technical services to the global animal feed industry. We’re part of the AB Agri community of leading animal nutrition products and services businesses.We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture. As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.