Poland Technical Sales Manager Foodingredients Plant Based m/f/d

GFIC Geiger Food Ingredients Recruitment & Consult.Ing; Poland; Remote; PLN 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Commission based on performance

Ongoing training

Job summary

GFIC Geiger Food Ingredients Recruitment & Consult.Ing in Poland seeks a Technical Sales Manager to drive business for plant-based and nutrition ingredients. You will manage B2B sales, analyze markets, and develop tailored recipes while visiting customers across Poland.

The role emphasizes technical problem solving, strong communication, and travel within the country. Fluency in Polish and English is essential, with an international team environment and attractive remuneration.

Qualifications

• Must have food technology or food chemistry education.
• 3-5 years experience with food ingredients (sales/production/R&D).
• Fluent in written and spoken Polish and English.
• Well organized, reliable, and proactive.
• Willingness to travel within Poland.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales strategy for dedicated ingredients (business development).
• Analyze market and product range of suppliers to identify new potentials.
• Visit customers in Poland and analyze their needs.
• Develop tailor-made recipes for customers where required.
• Attend production trials at customers and run small-scale trials in our application kitchen.
• Create price offers and follow-up on projects & payments.
• Report to suppliers and align strategy with Category Managers.
• Maintain good relations with suppliers and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Education

Food chemistry education

Job description

Technical Sales Manager Food Ingredients Poland

• You will sell valued added Food Ingredients to the Food and Beverage Industry
• You will be responsible for the business development of a selection of food ingredients in different branches of the food industry with focus on
• plant-based food and animal nutrition ingredients, including chicory root fibers (inulin and oligofructose), pea proteins, pea fibers, and pea starches derived from chicory roots and yellow peas and Faba Bean Protein
• this is a B2B Job and not for candidates from Hotels, Restaurants etc.
• you will be home office based

Tasks

Responsibilities of Sales Manager:

• develop sales strategy for dedicated ingredients (business development)
• analyze market and product range of suppliers to find new potentials
• visit customers in Poland, analyze their needs
• developing tailor-made recipes for customers where required
• attend production trials at customers / make small-scale trials in our application kitchen
• creating price offers / follow-up of projects & payments from customers
• reporting to suppliers / alignment of strategy with suppliers in accordance with our Category Managers
• keep good relations with suppliers
• checking of legal requirements (registrations, labelling, importing, …)

Requirements

• Ability to solve technological problems and passion for food product development
• exceptionally good communication, negotiation and analytical skills,
• food technological or food chemistry education (must have!)
• minimum 3-5 years experience with food ingredients (sales/production/R&D)
• communication and analytical skills, highly organized, reliable
• fluent in written and spoken Polish and English
• wide knowledge about polish food market and food processors
• open minded and positive thinking
• driving license and ability to travel within the country
• very organized, reliable, positive thinking
• Working in an international team with lean structures
• Close cooperation with market-leading, innovative suppliers with excellent products
• Regular product and application training in our LAB
• an attractive remuneration package that corresponds to your experience and qualifications. In addition, a performance-related commission.
• Ongoing training on Sales and Project management, and on technological know-how
• Attractive compensation package: Salary to match performance, company car, business tools.