About the company
At Planture, you'll learn global trade from the ground up: how plant-based ingredients are made, how prices move in the market, and how to spot opportunities, close deals, and coordinate supply chains across borders. We're an international distributor of plant-based food ingredients, specialising in sweeteners, starches and proteins. We connect manufacturers and food producers around the world and help make ingredients for the food of the future more accessible.
Responsibilities
•You'll build your own client portfolio from scratch. Full ownership, from first call to final delivery.
•Represent Planture at international trade fairs.
•Travel abroad to meet clients, suppliers and potential business partners.
•Research markets and spot opportunities.
•Build long-term relationships.
•Negotiate and close deals.
•Own portfolio, including profit P&L responsibility.
•Work with manufacturing partners across the EU.
•Get hands-on with the technical side of sweeteners, starches and proteins.
•Track pricing and market trends, and learn to forecast where prices are heading.
•Coordinate logistics with our team.
Requirements
•Bachelor's or master's degree
•Fluent in English + Dutch, French, German, Spanish or Italiano
•Based in or near Amsterdam
•You love meeting people and building relationships
•You're driven by clear goals and follow through
•Proactive, resilient, and not afraid to speak up
•Sharp on detail, but you see the bigger picture
•You thrive in a fast, ambitious environment
Nice to have
•Sales or trade experience is a plus, not a must
Conditions
•€40,000–45,000 gross/year + performance bonus
•International travel to clients, suppliers, fairs
•Apple laptop and phone
•Freedom to shape your own role and market
•Room to grow, fast
•An informal, ambitious international team
•Friday drinks, team sports, socials
