Junior Sales & Business Development Manager, Minerals & Nutrients India

Balchem Corporation; Montvale (NJ); On-site; USD 6,318 - 12,636; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Balchem Corporation is seeking a Junior Sales & Business Development Manager for Minerals & Nutrients in India. This role involves building and managing a customer base and distributor relationships while overseeing sales budgets and profitability in the region. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 2 years' experience and fluency in English. You will need to travel frequently for client meetings. The position is integral to the company's international growth strategy.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Minimum 2 years of industry experience in a similar role.
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape and project management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Build a customer contact base and manage direct accounts in India.
• Responsible for sales budget and profitability management.
• Travel at least 50% of the time for client visits.

Skills

Sales management

Analytical skills

Market planning

Communication

Leadership

Education

Tertiary education in Nutra & Food manufacturing or Business Management

Tools

MS Office

CRM applications

Job description

Junior Sales & Business Development Manager, Minerals & Nutrients India

Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet, providing state‑of‑the‑art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the US and Europe. Founded in 1967, Balchem is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ – “BCPC”) with annual revenues over $950 million and a market cap exceeding $5.0 billion. The company consists of three business segments: Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty Products. Balchem employs over 1,400 people worldwide who are engaged in diverse activities, committed to developing the company into global market leadership positions. To learn more about our dynamic, stable and growing company, visit www.balchem.com.

POSITION SUMMARY

This role will be responsible for building a direct & indirect customer contact base in India and will manage direct accounts as well as distributors within same territory. Ideal candidate will reside in India. Must be fluent in English and have experience working for (or affiliated with) an international company with exposure to the US and Europe.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Sales budget responsibility and accountability for India
• Responsible for the management of the distributor base in India as well as managing and building the direct customer base if applicable
• Maximize profitability and manage cost
• Daily communication on new and existing prospects/clients of distributor or direct customers, assist/lead in tech and commercial discussions
• Ability to travel at least 50% of their time to visit both existing and new clients, either together with distributor or alone
• Manage all international or local key accounts (relationship/project level) based in India Initiate new client relationships within industry and manage project to fruition
• Manage an overall market operation plan Lead communicator to Marketing for all local initiatives

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to speak, read and write in English fluently
• Tertiary education in Nutra & or Food manufacturing discipline or Business Management or both
• Experience in functional ingredients
• Min 2 years Industry experience in similar role
• Strong analytical and market planning abilities
• Familiar with Nutra & Food customer base, multi-level contacts within industry
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape Project management expertise and proven ability to close deals
• Proficient in English, MS office & CRM applications
• Excellent communicator and presenter and developed leadership skills
• Must be permitted to work in India
• Ability to travel over 50%, including internationally

Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.

Balchem Corporation, and its subsidiaries, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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