Branch Manager St. Maarten

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Branch Manager St. Maarten

About Salty Seafood Company

Salty Seafood Company is a modern, data-driven seafood wholesaler supporting hospitality businesses, retailers, and home chefs with high-quality products, excellent service, and smart commercial insights. With locations in Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten and Barbados we build strong partnerships, strengthen our customers’ results, and create a professional yet warm customer experience. Our approach is based on close collaboration, clear processes, and a continuous focus on quality and growth. Every day, we strive to be better than yesterday. Together, we make each other and our customers stronger.

Your Role

As Branch Manager, you are fully responsible for the Sint Maarten branch, not just on paper, but in how it
feels, performs, and grows. You are the one who sets the tone. In energy. In standards. In results.
You build a business where customers feel the difference, the team takes ownership, and performance is
visible in the numbers. You don’t sit back and manage. You step in, lead, and make things happen.

Why this role stands out
This is not about maintaining a structure, it’s about building one. You shape the branch, the team, and
the market position. Your decisions show up directly in revenue, customer loyalty, and team
performance. You get the space to lead. And the responsibility to deliver.

Who you are
You are a commercially driven and proactive leader with an entrepreneurial mindset.
You combine a coaching leadership style with a hands-on mentality: you guide your team, but you also
lead from the front. You are data-driven and analytically strong, able to translate numbers into clear
actions. You communicate with clarity, act with ownership, and thrive in a dynamic environment.

Experience in FMCG, foodservice, hospitality, or retail is a strong advantage.

Our core values

  • Collaboration, we achieve more together
  • Enjoyment, energy, even on busy days
  • Proactive, you take initiative and think ahead
  • Problem-solving, every challenge has a solution
  • Quality, high standards in everything we do

Team member
at Salty Seafood:

Our team at Salty Seafood Company is a diverse and dedicated group, each team member brings a unique set of skills and experiences that contribute to our success. It’s not just about the customers and products we deliver; it’s also about the people behind the scenes that make it all possible. As a team we have 1 common goal: to be the most valuable seafood partner in the Caribbean for our customers!

When you start working at Salty Seafood, you become part of an incredibly ambitious team. We are happy to welcome you into our growing organization and offer you a place where you can further develop your career with on-the-job coaching and various training courses. In addition to hard work, there is regular time for relaxation together.

We offer you a sales position at Salty Seafood Company in a young, dynamic company with great growth potential in the Caribbean! Salary is based on your knowledge and experience. In addition, you have the opportunity to further develop yourself through training, coaching and/or education, we are happy to help you with this. During the conversations we will tell you more about the benefits of working at Salty Seafood.

Sea you soon? Send you resume to Kris Bouwstra (Director of Sales) at kris@saltyseafood.com

What you will do:

1. Strategy, performance & execution
You translate commercial strategy into clear execution and drive the overall performance of the branch.

  • Contribute to branch strategy and sustainable growth
  • Own revenue, margin, and cost performance
  • Build structure, targets, and a high-performance rhythm
  • Act on data: retention, growth, and reactivation
  • Ensure continuous improvement in results and execution

You know the numbers, you steer on them, and you improve them.

2. Sales & business growth

You grow the business and strengthen long-term customer value.

  • Build and expand the customer base across hospitality, yachting and retail
  • Manage and grow key accounts
  • Develop new business through network and market presence
  • Strengthen service, delivery, and product quality
  • Actively improve customer relationships and loyalty

You balance growth with operational control.

3. Team, culture & leadership

You create a culture where ownership, trust, collaboration, and quality are visible every day.

  • Define clear roles and responsibilities
  • Coach on performance, behavior, ownership and accountability
  • Build a team that works as one unit
  • Drive discipline, structure, and high standards
  • Ensure a high customer service mindset in everything the team does
  • Make sure “an agreement is an agreement” no exceptions, no noise

4. Operations & inventory control

You ensure a stable and reliable operation, you create control, predictability, and consistency.

  • Align closely with external partner(s)
  • Maintain accurate and controlled inventory levels
  • Prevent stock issues through proactive management
  • Adjust based on demand and sales trends
  • Safeguard quality, service, and availability

5. We are looking for:

  • At least a completed bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field such as sales, business administration or retail management.
  • A sales professional with relevant experience, preferably within the (frozen) seafood or food-liquor sector.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • An enterprising personality who sees and seizes opportunities within the dynamic world of seafood.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret market trends.
  • Proficiency in using CRM software and other relevant business tools.

6. Communication & collaboration

You operate as one team across locations and stakeholders.

  • Communicate clearly and proactively
  • Work closely with Curaçao office and other internal teams
  • Share knowledge and best practices
  • Take full ownership and act fast on issues
  • Escalate early when needed and follow through

No silos. One company. One direction.

What you bring

  • Bachelor-level working and thinking ability (commercial preferred)
  • 5–7 years of experience in sales, management, or business development
  • Proven experience in team leadership and performance management
  • Strong data-driven mindset (KPIs, reporting, analysis)
  • Commercial sharpness and ability to create customer value
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Hands-on mentality with the ability to switch between strategy and execution
  • Strong organizational skills in a dynamic environment
  • Energy, humor, and a positive mindset

Training & development

At Salty Seafood, we believe quality starts with people.

  • Weekly 1-on-1 coaching
  • Development programs (internal & external)
  • Focus on growth into senior leadership roles

We grow you, so you can grow the business.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary with bonus structure
  • Annual contract
  • 20 vacation days + 4 additional days based on performance
  • Laptop and phone
  • Mileage allowance
  • Training and development opportunities