Full description

Export is La Vie’s guerrilla territory: a small footprint today, a huge playground tomorrow. Its purpose is simple: generate additional sales for La Vie while keeping complexity low
The potential is big: Europe’s QSR giants already serve our bacon and need better plant-based products in their menu to drive additional sales and attract new audiences - and plenty of brands are looking for the best plant-based products to power their own ranges
You will lead the international sales development (Worldwide: France & UK excluded) and manage one Export Business Developer (intern)
BUILD - hunt for growth:
Develop QSR deals across Europe as the top priority: grow existing partnerships on our current range and push our innovations to open new doors and win the major tenders ahead
Hunt partnerships with other brands (plant-based players & food brands) to sell our finished and semi-finished products everywhere our brand is not
Build the Annual Export Sales Budget with the CSO and qualify every opportunity against La Vie’s deal criteria: size, capacity, profitability, low complexity
Prepare tomorrow’s growth: assess new market opportunities and build the export plans for 2027+
RUN - make it last:
Maintain and grow our existing retail deals (Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands): promo plans, store distribution, innovation push
Manage our distributor & retailer partnerships: drive their objectives and push them to reach their targets
Own the end-to-end sales process on new deals, from prospecting to signature, and take care of your customers’ everyday needs
Monitor performance, analyze market trends and report on sales, forecasts and areas for improvement
Coordinate internally with production, supply chain, logistics and marketing to make every launch a success

This is a hunting job: we are looking for our next plant-based bacon addict who loves opening doors, closing deals and turning them into profitable, long-lasting partnerships
Strong negotiation skills, supply & finance acumen, fluent in English
A true hunter: prospecting, pitching, closing - you master the full hunting playbook, and you manage your clients best-in-class
Entrepreneurial mindset: organized, flexible, agile - comfortable in the unknown
And ideally… a genuine plant-based bacon addict
Sales education with export experience, and a European QSR footprint: you already have a network in the QSR world
Relational ease and the ability to adapt to different cultures

You will first have a video call with someone from the HR team followed by interviews with Virginie, our CSO, and key team members
We will also ask you to work on a practical case study focused and meet Nicolas, our CEO. We usually take references
Start Date: 01 October 2026

Global QSR Key account manager

Compensation

€45K–€55K / yr

Location

Paris, France

Work setup

Not specified

Seniority

Not specified

Employment

Full time

Experience

3+ years

Full description

Export is La Vie’s guerrilla territory: a small footprint today, a huge playground tomorrow. Its purpose is simple: generate additional sales for La Vie while keeping complexity low
The potential is big: Europe’s QSR giants already serve our bacon and need better plant-based products in their menu to drive additional sales and attract new audiences - and plenty of brands are looking for the best plant-based products to power their own ranges
You will lead the international sales development (Worldwide: France & UK excluded) and manage one Export Business Developer (intern)
BUILD - hunt for growth:
Develop QSR deals across Europe as the top priority: grow existing partnerships on our current range and push our innovations to open new doors and win the major tenders ahead
Hunt partnerships with other brands (plant-based players & food brands) to sell our finished and semi-finished products everywhere our brand is not
Build the Annual Export Sales Budget with the CSO and qualify every opportunity against La Vie’s deal criteria: size, capacity, profitability, low complexity
Prepare tomorrow’s growth: assess new market opportunities and build the export plans for 2027+
RUN - make it last:
Maintain and grow our existing retail deals (Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands): promo plans, store distribution, innovation push
Manage our distributor & retailer partnerships: drive their objectives and push them to reach their targets
Own the end-to-end sales process on new deals, from prospecting to signature, and take care of your customers’ everyday needs
Monitor performance, analyze market trends and report on sales, forecasts and areas for improvement
Coordinate internally with production, supply chain, logistics and marketing to make every launch a success

This is a hunting job: we are looking for our next plant-based bacon addict who loves opening doors, closing deals and turning them into profitable, long-lasting partnerships
Strong negotiation skills, supply & finance acumen, fluent in English
A true hunter: prospecting, pitching, closing - you master the full hunting playbook, and you manage your clients best-in-class
Entrepreneurial mindset: organized, flexible, agile - comfortable in the unknown
And ideally… a genuine plant-based bacon addict
Sales education with export experience, and a European QSR footprint: you already have a network in the QSR world
Relational ease and the ability to adapt to different cultures

You will first have a video call with someone from the HR team followed by interviews with Virginie, our CSO, and key team members
We will also ask you to work on a practical case study focused and meet Nicolas, our CEO. We usually take references
Start Date: 01 October 2026