Germany Sales Manager, Phosphates & Specialty Ingredients Food and Petfood (Remote)

GFIC; Heidelberg; Remote; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading food ingredients company is seeking a Sales Manager to drive growth in the pet food and food sectors. This fully remote position requires a Bachelor's in Food Technology and 5+ years of experience in technical sales. The role includes developing sales strategies, managing customer relationships, and delivering technical presentations. Candidates should be fluent in German and English and willing to travel occasionally. Competitive salary and flexible working hours offered.

Leistungen

Fully remote position

Flexible working hours

Competitive base salary with bonus

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of technical sales or application support experience in the food ingredients industry.
• Demonstrated success selling functional ingredients such as phosphates and emulsifiers.
• Willingness to travel up to 30-40% for customer visits.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute a targeted sales strategy across Germany.
• Identify and qualify new prospects within pet food manufacturers.
• Deliver technical presentations to demonstrate product performance.

Kenntnisse

Technical sales

Food Technology background

Excellent communication

Fluency in German and English

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Food Technology or related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

Company Overview

• My Client is a leading producer of high-performance phosphate and specialty ingredients for both pet food and human food applications.
• Our product portfolio serves meat processors spice blenders bakers and potato processors around the world.
• We partner with customers to enhance texture shelf life nutritional value and processing efficiency. Our global team collaborates across R&D regulatory and supply chain functions to deliver tailored solutions and exceptional service.
• you will be employed from our subidiary in Germany

Position Overview

• We are seeking a seasoned Sales Manager to drive growth of our phosphate and complementary ingredient lines in the pet food and food sectors.
• you have knowledge or background on Technology this will be an asset
• This fully remote role will own the end-to-end sales cyclefrom lead generation and product specification to commercial closefor key verticals including meat processing spice blending baking and potato industries.
• You will serve as the technical face of our business translating ingredient science into clear value propositions that address customer challenges.
• home office based

Tasks

• Develop and execute a targeted sales strategy for specialty food ingredients across Germany and neighbouring countries
• Identify and qualify new prospects within pet food manufacturers and human food processors building a robust pipeline.
• Deliver technical presentations and conduct on-site or virtual trials to demonstrate product performance.
• Collaborate closely with R&D to adapt formulations drive innovation and support new product development.
• Manage pricing negotiations contract proposals and order forecasting to achieve or exceed sales targets.
• Monitor market trends competitor activity and regulatory changes and translate insights into actionable plans.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Food Technology Food Science or Master Butcher or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years technical sales or application support experience in the food ingredients industry. Your worked ether for Producer or a Distributor
• Demonstrated success selling functional ingredients (e.g. Phosphated Hydrocolloids Emulsifiers Acids Proteins Fibres Yeast..).
• Deep understanding of ingredient functionality in meat processing spice formulation baking and potato applications.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage R&D production and procurement stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage a remote sales territory including self-motivation strong organization and virtual collaboration.
• Willingness to travel up to 30-40 % for customer visits industry events and cross-functional meetings.
• Fluency in German and English; additional language skills a plus.

Benefits

• Fully remote position with flexible working hours
• Competitive base salary plus bonus structure and car

What We Offer

Please describe in your cover letter your experience with phosphates e.g. on which projects did you work

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Restaurant Experience,Food Service,Hotel Experience,Taleo,Hospitality Experience,Bartending,Guest Relations Experience,Management Experience,POS,Supervising Experience,Micros POS

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1