Business Development Manager - Food Ingredients

SUMMARY:
A well-known International Food Ingredient Company requires an experienced strategic Business Development / Senior Account Manager within their Food and Nutrition Department to play an integral role in creating and identifying new business opportunities with the above markets.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Tertiary qualification in Food Technology or Food Sciences or related degree or diploma will be an advantage.
• Previous experience having worked within a New Business Development or Key Accounts or Product Management role within the Food Ingredient Manufacturing or related food industry is essential.
• Previous experience having worked within the Sweet Food and related markets is preferred but not essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is essential.
• Person must be computer literate and SAP knowledge would be advantageous.
• This person needs to be a good team player.
• The successful candidate must be strategic, and strong commercially be able to identify new business opportunities.
• Must have the ability to multi-task and prioritise projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Support the Account and Product Managers when meeting with Customers in the Food Manufacturing Markets.
• Find commercial opportunities for their sweet portfolio within the food and related markets.
• Strategically identify new products and new opportunities with existing and new Clients.
• Manage and drive various projects within the Sweet Portfolio Food Markets.
• Visit Customers regularly and maintain and broaden product ranges with existing Clients.
• Keep abreast of sales and product information by attending regular training.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

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