Economics - Management, Agriculture - Food

Master's Degree in Management, Commerce, and Sales in the Agri-Food Industry (MCVA)

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    1 or 2 years

  • Training structure

    Montpellier Management

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The Master's Degree in Management, Sales, and Marketing in the Food Industry is a program dedicated to management and sales applied to the food industry.

This Master's program prepares students for strategic roles in sales forces, as well as various commercial and category management positions.

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  • 100%*

    Success rate

Objectives

The Master's Degree in Agri-Food Sales Management allows students to:

  • To specialize and become sales managers in the agri-food industry by mastering the fundamentals of management, commerce, and sales.
  • To gain extensive professional experience (30 weeks in a company per year), in addition to a solid academic education
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Know-how and skills

  • Manage your sales territory independently
  • Selling food products through various distribution networks (supermarkets, food service, etc.)
  • Managing a sales team
  • Know and master the specific characteristics of the agri-food industry (at national and international level)
  • Agri-food project manager
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International dimension

At Montpellier Management, you have the opportunity to study abroad atone of our 45 partner universities in 20 countries.

Discover the international experience opportunities available to Montpellier Management students on our dedicated page.

Discover all the testimonials from our students who have gone abroad

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Organization

Knowledge assessment

*Success rate in M2 2023-2024 (admitted / number of students with an average > 7)

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Open alternately

The program is exclusively work-study.
Each year of the program (M1 and M2) is organized as follows:

In Master 1:

  • 30 weeks per year in a company
  • 16 weeks of classes, with 50% of the teaching provided by professional instructors

In Master 2:

  • 35 weeks per year in the company
  • 13 weeks of classes 
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Program

Select a program

  • Adapting to the agri-food trade environment

    8 credits
    • Distribution law

      3 credits24h
    • Digital marketing and digital culture

      1 credit12h
    • Information systems design

      2 credits24h
    • Business English 1

      2 credits24h
  • Managing the agri-food business

    8 credits
    • Brand management

    • Responsible management of the agri-food company

      3 credits24h
    • Performance management in the agri-food industry

      2 credits24h
    • Marketing management

      2 credits24h
  • Practicing in the workplace (level 1)

    6 credits
    • Methodology of the thesis 1

      3 credits12h
    • On-the-job training period

      3 credits
  • Analyzing agri-food markets

    8 credits
    • Consumer and shopper behavior

      2 credits24h
    • Qualitative methods

      2 credits12h
    • Quantitative methods

      2 credits12h
    • Segmentation and positioning techniques

      2 credits12h
  • Managing organizations and teams

    8 credits
    • Business English 2

      2 credits24h
    • Project management

      2 credits24h
    • Personal effectiveness and team performance

      1 credit18h
    • Business management (serious game)

      1 credit15h
    • Responsible HR management

      2 credits24h
  • Managing customer relations

    8 credits
    • Customer strategy

      3 credits24h
    • Negotiation techniques

      2 credits24h
    • Community management

      2 credits18h
    • Negotiation challenge

      1 credit9h
  • Promote and clarify the offering at the point of sale

    8 credits
    • Planogram design

      2 credits18h
    • Shopping experience design

      2 credits12h
    • Merchandising

      2 credits12h
    • Trade marketing

      2 credits12h
  • Practicing in the workplace (level 2)

    6 credits
    • Applied Research Project Management 2

      12h
    • On-the-job training period

    • Supervised project

    • Internship

  • Optional

    • M1 MCVA Optional internship

  • Implement cooperation with distributors

    8 credits
    • Category management

      24h
    • Supply chain management

      24h
    • Negotiation/Listing with Supermarkets

      18h
    • Key account management

      24h
  • Identify developments in agri-food distribution

    6 credits
    • Changes in distribution channels

      24h
    • Shopper experience analysis

      12h
    • Eating out/away from home

      15h
  • Practicing in the workplace (level 3)

    8 credits
    • On-the-job training period

    • Methodology of the thesis 3

      12h
    • Professional conferences

      12h
  • Supporting changes in the environment

    8 credits
    • New trends in food consumption

      18h
    • Business English 3

      24h
    • Health crisis management

      12h
    • CSR/Circular economy

      12h
  • Practicing in the workplace (level 4)

    8 credits
    • On-the-job training period

    • Methodology of the thesis 4

      15h
    • M2 MCVA Internship

    • M2 MCVA Supervised project

  • Develop international sales

    6 credits
    • International management

      12h
    • International business development

      12h
    • Business English 4

      24h
  • Interacting with agri-food purchasing and production

    8 credits
    • Food science

      12h
    • Agri-food sourcing and purchasing

      12h
    • Institutional framework for international sourcing

      18h
    • Signs of quality

  • Manage the sales team

    8 credits
    • HR Marketing

      12h
    • Sales force management and leadership

      24h
    • Labor law

      18h
  • Optional

    • M2 MCVA Optional internship

Admission

Admission requirements

See the admission requirements for the Master's in Agri-Food Sales Management on this page (under "Prerequisites").

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Registration procedures

See the administrative registration procedures on this page.

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And after

Professional integration

  • Market Manager
  • Area Manager
  • Category manager
  • Commercial Project Manager
  • Key Account Manager
  • Export Manager
  • Regional Sales Manager 
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