Benelux Nutraceutical BD Hunter

Hartmann Young; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartmann Young is appointing a commercially driven Business Development Manager for the Benelux region, with initial focus on the Netherlands. The role is a true hunter position, targeting nutraceutical and sports nutrition brands and converting early conversations into long‑term partnerships.

You will work with founders and senior stakeholders, translating customer needs into development and manufacturing opportunities across European sites, and travel regularly to customer sites and production

Qualifications

• Proven new‑business sales experience within nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, functional food, sports nutrition or related industry.
• Hunter mentality: resilient, proactive, comfortable with outbound sales.
• Able to engage credibly with commercial and technical stakeholders.
• Commercially sharp, technically curious and able to discuss product innovation.

Responsibilities

• Identify, approach and win new customers across the Netherlands and wider Benelux region.
• Build a balanced pipeline of large strategic accounts and high‑potential brands.
• Open doors with founders, CEOs, product developers, procurement and other senior decision‑makers.
• Translate customer requirements into actionable development and manufacturing opportunities for European sites.
• Collaborate with R&D, product development, operations and commercial teams to deliver solutions.
• Travel regularly across the Netherlands and to European sites to develop relationships.

Skills

Hunter mindset

Dutch & English

B2B sales

Stakeholder engagement

Networking

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

Hartmann Young is appointing a commercially driven Business Development Manager for the Benelux region, with initial focus on the Netherlands. The role is a true hunter position, targeting nutraceutical and sports nutrition brands and converting early conversations into long‑term partnerships.

You will work with founders and senior stakeholders, translating customer needs into development and manufacturing opportunities across European sites, and travel regularly to customer sites and production