As the Country Director at ESN, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the strategic direction for the Dutch market, ensuring that our initiatives align with the company’s growth objectives and position ESN for long-term success in the region.

YOUR EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• You bring multi-year experience in scaling up an FMCG brand in the Spanish market, ideally from a role such as Country Manager or a comparable role (e.g. Senior Marketing Manager role)
• You have commercial and B2B experience in sports nutrition or adjacent categories – existing retail relationships are a strong advantage
• You demonstrate strong marketing expertise, with a proven track record of developing compelling brand and product concepts and successfully launching them in new markets
• You possess deep market knowledge and a genuine passion for sports nutrition, including a thorough understanding of local market dynamics, consumer needs, the competitive landscape, product trends, and key channels
• You embody a strong brand and cultural fit with ESN, including living its core values, showing an athlete mindset, and a passion for sports
• You operate with an entrepreneurial mindset, combining strategic vision, creativity, initiative, and hands-on execution skills – all while being adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity
• You are a collaborative team player with leadership capabilities, ideally backed by a successful track record in building and leading high-performing country teams
• You communicate effectively, with native-level proficiency in Dutch and fluent English

ABOUT US

The Quality Group (TQG) is Germany’s leading company for sports nutrition, dietary supplements and sugar-reduced products with an annual turnover of over 500 million euros. With its headquarter in Hamburg Altona, our company has been jointly owned by the founders and CVC, the leading private equity investor in Europe, since 2020.
TQG operates a unique digital direct-to-consumer & social commerce business model including own production, logistics and technology. With strong roots in the fitness/gym community, ESN is the German market leader for sports nutrition (protein powder, protein bars, sports supplements). More Nutrition enables a healthier life without compromise. Both brands are deeply rooted in their respective communities and aim to enable their members and customers to live better lives and achieve their personal goals.

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