Regional Sales Manager - Midwest

LifeSpice Ingredients; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing seasoning company is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to expand its presence across the Midwest. The ideal candidate will possess over 5 years of food-industry sales experience and a proven track record in driving customer growth and managing accounts. Responsibilities include identifying new customer opportunities, managing projects, and ensuring collaboration across teams. The position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to travel over 50%. Competitive and driven individuals will excel in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of food-industry sales experience with existing industry contacts.
• Proven track record of driving growth and managing accounts.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow business across the Midwest region.
• Identify, pursue, and convert new customer opportunities.
• Manage customer-specific projects from ideation to commercialization.

Skills

Food-industry sales experience

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Self-motivation

Strategic thinking

Job description

This position can be located anywhere in the Midwest except the Chicagoland area.

LifeSpice Ingredients is a fast-growing, entrepreneurial seasoning company headquartered in downtown Chicago. We partner with leading food manufacturers to develop innovative, proprietary dry seasoning blends that deliver bold flavor and high performance.

We are seeking an ambitious, relationship-driven Regional Sales Manager to help expand our presence throughout the Midwest selling directly to Food Manufacturers. This person will be responsible for driving new customer growth, deepening existing partnerships, and leading projects from concept through commercialization. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and report directly to the Senior VP of Sales & Marketing.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and enjoy building long-term relationships, we’d love to meet you!

🔎 What You’ll Do

• Develop and grow business across the Midwest region
• Identify, pursue, and convert new customer opportunities (including cold outreach)
• Deepen partnerships with current customers to expand sales
• Manage customer-specific projects from ideation to commercialization
• Work closely with R&D, Quality, Client Services, and Marketing to exceed customer expectations
• Represent LifeSpice at regional and national trade shows

✅ What You Bring

• 5+ years of food-industry sales experience with existing industry contacts
• Proven track record of driving growth and managing accounts
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong initiative, self-motivation, and ability to work independently
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearlyWillingness to travel 50%+
• Strategic thinker with strong sales instincts
• Competitive, driven, and goal-oriented
• Relationship-builder with excellent follow-through