Regional Sales Manager, Food Ingredients

Wellington Executive Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly car allowance

Health insurance

401K with company match

Laptop

Cell phone

Job summary

Wellington Executive Search client in the food ingredients sector seeks a Regional Sales Manager to drive growth across a multi-state US territory. You will sell value-added functional ingredients and chemicals to food and beverage manufacturers, travel to trade shows, and deliver technical presentations while managing key accounts for growth and profitability.

Based in the Chicago or Milwaukee area. They offer a competitive base salary with lucrative bonus and uncapped commissions, plus monthly

Qualifications

• Experience selling value-added functional ingredients & chemicals to food & beverage manufacturers.
• Ability to manage a multi-state territory with growth focus.
• Strong presentation and technical selling skills for customer audiences.

Responsibilities

• Sell value-added functional ingredients & chemicals to food & beverage manufacturers.
• Cover a multi-state territory and attend trade shows/expos.
• Deliver technical sales presentations and manage key accounts.

Skills

Food industry sales

Technical presentations

Trade shows & expos

Job description

Our client is a leader in offering functional chemicals and ingredients to manufacturers of food, beverage, and nutrtional products across North America. We are looking to hire an Regional Sales Manager who has experience selling value-added functional ingredients & chemicals (some are natural, organic, and plant based) to food and beverage manufacturers. The successful candidate would cover a multi-state territory, go to trade shows and expos, and make technical sales presentations in front of customers. We are looking to hire someone who currently lives in either the CHICAGO or MILWAUKEE areas.

We offer a competitive base salary, lucrative bonus and uncapped commissions programs, monthly car allowance, laptop computer, cell phone, health insurance, a 401K with a company match, and much more.

Key Words: food ingredients, chemistry, food science, sales, marketing, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, phosphates, acidulants, IFT, HACCP, food manufacturing, dietary supplements, nutraceutical, preservatives, botanicals, emulsifiers, lecithin, account management, account manager, sales manager, account executive.