Sales Representative

Leiden Bio Science Park; Leiden; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Collaborative team environment

Impactful role with ownership

Job summary

Leiden Bio Science Park is seeking a Sales Representative to focus on identifying and converting new business opportunities within the food ingredients sector. This hands-on, full-time role involves managing the sales process from lead generation to closure while maintaining strong customer relationships post-sale.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in sales or business development, excellent communication skills, and a proactive, execution-focused mindset. This role offers the chance to be part of a fast-moving, collaborative international team.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, or customer-facing roles.
• Proven ability to generate leads and close deals.
• Fluent business-level English.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Proactively generate leads.
• Manage opportunities through the full sales cycle.
• Support onboarding and customer relationships.

Skills

Lead generation

Sales process management

Customer relationship management

Communication skills

Independent working

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

The Sales Representative will focus on identifying, qualifying, and converting new business opportunities. This front‑line, execution‑focused role is responsible for lead generation, progressing opportunities through the sales pipeline, closing deals, and managing customer accounts post‑sale. It represents Nourish Ingredients externally and works closely with technical, operations, and leadership teams to onboard and support customers.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and strategic partners.
• Proactively generate leads through outbound outreach, inbound inquiries, and industry networking.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified prospects.
• Manage opportunities through the full sales cycle from initial contact to deal close.
• Conduct customer meetings and presentations, articulating product value and use cases.
• Coordinate product samples, trials, and technical discussions with internal teams.
• Prepare proposals, pricing, and commercial agreements in collaboration with leadership.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and pipeline reporting.
• Act as the main point of contact for customers after contract signature.
• Support onboarding and ongoing customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and repeat business.
• Identify opportunities for account expansion and long‑term collaboration.
• Gather customer feedback and relay insights internally.
• Stay close to customers and market activity to identify emerging opportunities.
• Represent Nourish Ingredients at relevant trade shows and industry events.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, or customer‑facing roles, ideally within food ingredients, food tech, biotech, or fermentation.
• Proven ability to generate leads and close deals.
• Comfortable managing a hands‑on, end‑to‑end sales process.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Highly motivated, organized, and comfortable working independently.
• Practical, execution‑focused mindset suited to a startup or scale‑up environment.
• Experience using CRM tools and managing sales pipelines.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Fluent business‑level English required.

Benefits

• Full‑time, hands‑on commercial role with clear ownership and impact.
• Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of specialty fats, precision fermentation, and sustainable food.
• Collaborative, fast‑moving international team environment.
• Competitive salary.