Technical Sales Manager

Drnewitt; Corby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission

Company vehicle

Job summary

Drnewitt is seeking an experienced Technical Sales Manager for the UK food ingredients sector. The role combines technical product knowledge with commercial development, serving Midlands and the broader UK market. You will build relationships, manage trials and negotiations, and drive growth across accounts.

The position offers autonomy with national travel, reporting to a food industry specialist team. A competitive package, commission opportunity and company vehicle are included.

Qualifications

• Experience with food ingredients such as seasonings, marinades or spice blends.
• Background in technical sales, business development, account management or NPD.
• Good understanding of food manufacturing and ingredient applications.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, commercially minded approach.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and securing new business opportunities across UK food manufacturing.
• Developing relationships with manufacturers, NPD teams and key decision-makers.
• Promoting specialist ingredients, seasonings, marinades and bespoke blends.
• Working alongside technical teams to develop tailored solutions for customers.
• Managing product trials, customer projects and commercial negotiations.
• Growing existing accounts while developing new opportunities.

Skills

Food ingredients experience

Technical sales

NPD or product development

Food manufacturing knowledge

Strong communication

National travel

Job description

Job Description

TechnicalSalesManager–FoodIngredients

Midlands/SouthEnglandBased|UK-WideTerritory|Field-Based

Areyouanexperiencedfoodingredientsprofessionallookingforyournextcommercialchallenge?Orperhapsyou'reworkingwithinNPDortechnicaldevelopmentandlookingtotakeyourcareerinanewdirection?

I'mworkingwithanestablished,family-ownedbusinesssupplyingspecialistingredientsandbespokesolutionstosomeoftheUK'sleadingfoodmanufacturers.

Duetocontinuedgrowth,they'relookingtoappointaTechnicalSalesManagertodevelopnewbusiness,buildlastingcustomerrelationshipsandsupportinnovationacrosstheUKfoodmanufacturingsector.

TheOpportunity

Thisisavaried,customer-facingrolecombiningtechnicalproductknowledgewithcommercialdevelopment.

You'llberesponsiblefor:

• IdentifyingandsecuringnewbusinessopportunitiesacrossUKfoodmanufacturing.
• Developingrelationshipswithmanufacturers,NPDteamsandkeydecision-makers.
• Promotingspecialistingredients,seasonings,marinadesandbespokeblends.
• Workingalongsidetechnicalteamstodeveloptailoredsolutionsforcustomers.
• Managingproducttrials,customerprojectsandcommercialnegotiations.
• Growingexistingaccountswhiledevelopingnewopportunities.

WhatWe’reLookingFor

We’rekeentospeakwithindividualswhohave:

• Experiencewithinfoodingredients,ideallyseasonings,marinades,spiceblendsorrelatedcategories.
• Abackgroundintechnicalsales,businessdevelopment,accountmanagementorNPD.
• Agoodunderstandingoffoodmanufacturingandingredientapplications.
• Strongcommunicationskillsandaproactive,commerciallymindedapproach.
• Flexibilitytotravelnationally,includingoccasionalovernightstays.

Experiencewithinthemeatindustrywouldbeadvantageous,butwe'reequallyinterestedinstrongcandidatesfromotherfoodingredientcategories.

Importantly,youdon't necessarily need an established sales background.Ifyou'recurrentlyworkinginNPD,technicaldevelopmentorproductinnovationandareinterestedinmovingintoacommercialrole,we'dlovetohearfromyou.

WhyConsiderThisOpportunity?

• Joinarespected,family-ownedbusinesswithanestablishedindustryreputation.
• Workwithinnovative,bespokeingredientsandproductsolutions.
• Enjoyautonomyacrossanationalcustomerbase.
• Collaboratecloselywithexperiencedtechnicalanddevelopmentteams.
• Benefitfromacompetitivepackage,commissionopportunityandcompanyvehicle.
• Accessgenuinecareerprogressionintokeyaccountmanagement,productspecialismorsalesleadership.