Home-Based Sweetener Solutions Account Manager

Foodemploymentstaffing.com; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Foodemployment staffing is seeking an Account Manager / Sales Representative for Sweetener Solutions in the United States. This home-based role requires travel to prospective food and beverage clients across the country, with full ownership of revenue development and market entry.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in ingredient sales, especially for sweeteners or related specialty ingredients, and the ability to close new business from outreach through to commercial agreement.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of ingredient sales experience calling on food and beverage manufacturers.
• Proven ability to open new accounts and close commercial deals as an individual contributor.
• Experience selling sweeteners, flavors, functional ingredients, or sugar-reduction platforms.
• Strong network across beverage brands, better-for-you products, and emerging F&B customers.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Own U.S. revenue generation and close new food & beverage customers nationwide.
• Build a sales pipeline from scratch via outbound prospecting, industry relationships, referrals, and trade intelligence.
• Manage the full commercial cycle from first contact to product intro, sampling, validation, pricing, and close.
• Coordinate with technical teams to translate formulation challenges into practical solutions.
• Communicate product advantages over stevia, artificial sweeteners, sugar blends, and other reduced-sugar options.
• Execute fast, iterative sales cycles moving pilots to trials and conversion.

Job description

Foodemployment staffing is seeking an Account Manager / Sales Representative for Sweetener Solutions in the United States. This home-based role requires travel to prospective food and beverage clients across the country, with full ownership of revenue development and market entry.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in ingredient sales, especially for sweeteners or related specialty ingredients, and the ability to close new business from outreach through to commercial agreement.