Business Development Manager

Food Talent Solutions; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Talent Solutions, in partnership with a global food manufacturer, seeks a Business Development Manager to expand its U.S. market presence. This hands-on, target-driven role calls for opening doors, developing new markets, and building customer relationships from the ground up.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the U.S. food and beverage space, relationships with manufacturers, brands, retailers, or distributors, and a practical, entrepreneurial approach in a growing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success opening new accounts and generating business within the U.S. food and beverage industry
• Established relationships with major manufacturers, brands, retailers, or distributors
• Experience with food ingredients, private label, co-manufacturing, frozen foods, fruit products, or related categories
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful approach in a growing hands-on organization
• Spanish fluency or strong professional proficiency

Responsibilities

• Develop new business throughout the U.S. food and beverage market
• Target major food manufacturers, consumer brands, retailers, distributors, and co-manufacturing partners
• Build new accounts while expanding existing relationships
• Sell across bulk ingredients, private label, retail, and value-added food products
• Partner closely with production, supply chain, logistics, finance, and international operations
• Individual-contributor position with approximately 15% travel
• Fully onsite in Miami, Florida

Job description

Food Talent Solutions has partnered with an established global food manufacturer seeking a Business Development Manager to expand its presence throughout the U.S. market.

This is a hands-on individual-contributor role for a proven hunter who enjoys opening doors, developing new markets, and building customer relationships from the ground up. The company has significant international scale, company-owned manufacturing, and a strong existing position within tropical fruit ingredients and finished food products.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join a financially established global food company with significant production capabilities
• Represent a differentiated product portfolio supported by year-round supply and global distribution
• Play a visible role in building and shaping the company’s U.S. growth strategy
• Competitive base salary and incentive opportunity, with flexibility for candidates bringing highly relevant experience

Key Role Information

• Develop new business throughout the U.S. food and beverage market
• Target major food manufacturers, consumer brands, retailers, distributors, and co-manufacturing partners
• Build new accounts while expanding selected existing relationships
• Sell across bulk ingredients, private label, retail, and value-added food products
• Partner closely with production, supply chain, logistics, finance, and international operations
• Individual-contributor position with approximately 15% travel
• Fully onsite in Miami, Florida

Target Background

• Demonstrated success opening new accounts and generating business within the U.S. food and beverage industry
• Established relationships with major manufacturers, brands, retailers, or distributors
• Experience with food ingredients, private label, co-manufacturing, frozen foods, fruit products, or related categories
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful approach, with the ability to operate effectively in a growing, hands-on organization
• Spanish fluency or strong professional proficiency