Strategic Food Ingredients Sales Executive

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

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.