Country Manager – Benelux (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Berlin, Netherlands

Your tasks

Are you ready to drive growth in the Benelux market? At KoRo, we’re looking for a motivated and strategic Country Manager – Benelux (m/f/d) to strengthen our presence in the Netherlands and Belgium. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in aligning local initiatives with our business goals, developing market strategies, and leading impactful campaigns for both retail and online. If you're passionate about building brands and driving growth in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Your key responsibilities will include:

Omni-Channel Revenue Growth
- Lead and implement strategies to grow revenue across online and retail revenue.
- Plan and execute local brand activations including events, pop-ups, offline marketing campaigns, and PR initiatives to drive revenue and awareness
Local Market Ownership
- Be the go-to representative for the Dutch and Belgian market within the central marketing team—supporting initiatives across advertising, CRM, and social media.
- Provide cross-functional support and collaborate with key internal teams to shape and execute go-to-market strategies for products in retail and online.
- Maintain and elevate our brand identity in the local market, ensuring consistency across all customer touchpoints.
- Navigate the Dutch retail landscape, working closely with stakeholders to drive sell-in and sell-out performance.
Strategic Partnerships
- Identify, negotiate, and manage high-impact partnerships and collaborations with local organisations to increase revenue and reach in the market.
Market Strategy & Insights
- Analyse market trends to identify opportunities and risks, and develop data-informed strategies to stay ahead of the curve.
- Recommend and lead localised initiatives that respond to changing market needs
Performance Monitoring & Budget Management
- Track and report on the performance of all local initiatives using KPIs such as revenue impact, ROI and profitability.
- Manage the local brand marketing budget, ensuring efficient use of resources and maximum impact.

Your profile

You’re currently based in Berlin and are committed to frequent travel to the Netherlands. Alternatively, you are located in the Netherlands and open to coming to Berlin for your first months at KoRo!
Ideally, you would be available to start as soon as possible.
You bring at least three years of practical experience in country management, business development, or brand growth – ideally gained in a fast-moving, consumer-oriented environment.
Fluency in Dutch is essential, and your English skills are equally strong—both written and spoken.
Ideally, you have experience in the food industry (specifically the health and snack industry).
You have a strong track record in building lasting partnerships and maintaining valuable business relationships.
Project management and communication are among your core strengths, helping you drive initiatives forward with clarity and structure.
When it comes to campaigns, partnerships, and solving challenges, you rely on data to guide your decisions and deliver results.
You combine creative thinking with a keen sense for strategy, bringing fresh ideas to the table.
With your highly analytical mindset, you’re skilled at interpreting complex data, spotting trends, and turning insights into actionable strategies that drive growth.

What you can expect from us

Our diverse team is ready to be enriched and inspired by your ideas: help building the future of food retailing in our fast-growing start-up!
Extensive onboardings which will prepare you for your various and challenging tasks
Flexible working hours and home office options to ensure a good work-life balance
A beautiful and modern office in Berlin Schöneberg, easy to reach by public transport – and we cover the costs of your monthly BVG (public transport Berlin) ticket
Find your way (back) to the gym thanks to fitness cooperations with Urban Sports Club or FitX
Optimal performance thanks to a modern MacBook.
Well equipped office kitchen with fresh fruit, delicious KoRo snacks, coffee and tea
20 % discount in our KoRo online store
Regular team events and joint activities as well as legendary company parties

Sounds good?

Then send us your application and all other relevant documents (CV and motivation letter) via our website.

We are looking for team members, not just co-workers! We are curious to know who you are and what moves you, so feel free to tell us already in a few introductory sentences.

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About us

KoRo was founded in Berlin in 2014 with the aim of making high-quality food accessible to everyone at fair prices by skipping trading levels, efficient processes, and bulk sizes with a simple design. Today, besides its large packaging, KoRo stands out from its competitors through its unique products – like our best-selling date hazelnut cream, exceptional kinds of nut butter, and a wide range of snacks. KoRo now employs around 300 people and our products are sold throughout Europe.

KoRo will offer you a dynamic environment where you won’t only contribute to the food market revolution, but you will also be able to show your full potential. We are a diverse and committed team in which people from many countries and cultures work on a common mission: to make KoRo Europe's leading brand for innovative vegan and vegetarian foods. At KoRo, you will have the opportunity to be part of an open and exciting company that is constantly developing and in whose innovative and creative atmosphere new ideas and approaches are encouraged.

The KoRo team is just as diverse as our product range! To ensure that diversity continues to grow as quickly as our nut-loving team, we evaluate applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/denomination, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation, or identity.

Do you want to become part of our mission and actively shape the future of KoRo with your skill and talent? Then apply now!

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