North America Commercial Operations & Business Development Manager

SA Foods Group; Modesto (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Foods Group is seeking a North America Commercial Operations & Business Development Manager to drive growth across North America. The role coordinates opportunities, proposals, orders, and delivery follow-up with customers, suppliers, logistics partners, and internal teams.

Responsibilities include developing opportunities, preparing quotations, coordinating pricing and program details, and providing updates to the Chief Commercial Officer for North America.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, commercial operations, procurement, or supply chain.
• Food, protein, ingredients, or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong customer relationship, communication, negotiation, organization, and project coordination skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace; CRM or ERP experience is a plus.
• Spanish or Portuguese language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and track new business opportunities and strategic accounts.
• Coordinate customer meetings, product requests, samples, proposals, and follow-up.
• Prepare quotations, presentations, commercial proposals, and account updates.
• Coordinate with procurement and suppliers on pricing, availability, specifications, and program details.
• Work with operations and logistics teams to monitor orders, production, shipments, and deliveries.
• Communicate customer requirements and follow up on open issues, delays, or discrepancies.
• Coordinate product documentation, including specifications, certificates, COAs, and labels.
• Support forecasts, account plans, commercial reporting, and performance reviews.
• Represent SA Foods Group at customer meetings and industry events.
• Provide business updates, opportunity assessments, and recommendations to the Chief Commercial Officer for North America.
• Coordinate with the North America Business Administration Manager on documentation, scheduling, and administrative needs.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Commercial operations

Procurement

Supply chain

Customer relationship

Negotiation

Project coordination

Communication

Organization

Job description

North America Commercial Operations & Business Development Manager

Reports to: Chief Commercial Officer for North America

Location: United States, with responsibility for North America

Work arrangement: Hybrid or remote, depending on qualifications

Salary: $75,000-$90,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience

Position Summary

SA Foods Group is seeking a commercially minded, highly organized professional to support our growth across North America. This role will develop customer opportunities and coordinate commercial execution, working with customers, suppliers, logistics partners, and internal teams from initial discussions through proposals, order coordination, and delivery follow-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and track new business opportunities and strategic accounts.
• Coordinate customer meetings, product requests, samples, proposals, and follow-up.
• Prepare quotations, presentations, commercial proposals, and account updates.
• Coordinate with procurement and suppliers on pricing, availability, specifications, and program details.
• Work with operations and logistics teams to monitor orders, production, shipments, and deliveries.
• Communicate customer requirements and follow up on open issues, delays, or discrepancies.
• Coordinate product documentation, including specifications, certificates, COAs, and labels.
• Support forecasts, account plans, commercial reporting, and performance reviews.
• Represent SA Foods Group at customer meetings and industry events.
• Provide business updates, opportunity assessments, and recommendations to the Chief Commercial Officer for North America.
• Coordinate with the North America Business Administration Manager on documentation, scheduling, and administrative needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, commercial operations, procurement, or supply chain.
• Food, protein, ingredients, or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong customer relationship, communication, negotiation, organization, and project coordination skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace; CRM or ERP experience is a plus.
• Spanish or Portuguese language skills are a plus.