Technical Sales Manager (Food Ingredients)

TL;DR

Technical Sales Manager (Food Ingredients): Driving sales growth and delivering technical services for food industry customers with an accent on consultative selling and formulation expertise. Focus on developing long-term partnerships, creating tailored technical solutions, and mapping technological innovations in the food ingredients market.

Location: Home-based covering the Netherlands; candidates located in Rotterdam, NL are preferred

Company

A leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to safety, health, and wellbeing.

What you will do

• Build and maintain effective customer relationships to identify new product opportunities.
• Prepare technical presentations and provide direct support to customers' R&D departments.
• Manage the full sales cycle, including proposals, samples, and on-site customer visits.
• Monitor market trends, technological innovations, and regulatory updates to generate application solutions.
• Maintain the CRM system and identify target business opportunities for growth.
• Collaborate with suppliers and assist with new product launches and supplier qualification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, or Food Chemistry.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with technical product and formulation knowledge.
• Proven technical expertise in the Food Ingredients (raw chemicals) industry, specifically with enzymes and starches.
• Fluent in English and Dutch language skills.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Culture & Benefits

• Total Rewards package including market-aligned pay and incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits offering to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Inclusive corporate culture that values diverse perspectives and expertise.
• Flexible home-based work arrangement.