Sales Manager – Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Europe

About the role

EcoCeres is looking for a Sales Manager to lead the growth of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) business across Europe. You will build strategic customer relationships, identify new market opportunities and manage the full sales cycle to support the company’s sustainability goals.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with international buyers, traders and airline customers to drive sales and profitability.
• Manage the end‑to‑end sales process, from proposal and contract negotiation to order execution, delivery coordination and payment collection.
• Conduct market research and analysis to monitor trends, policy developments and competitive actions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Logistics, Finance, Sustainability and other support functions to ensure smooth trade execution and financial planning.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities that align with the energy transition and SAF market expansion.

Required profile

• 5‑8 years of sales or account management experience in oil & gas, energy trading, biofuels or airline sales.
• Strong understanding of compliance, internal controls and basic risk analysis in energy trading.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills in English; additional European languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Required skills

• Risk analysis and management
• Hedging techniques
• Economic evaluation
• Financial, credit and accounting knowledge in energy trading