Technical Sales Specialist - Food Ingredients (Hybrid)

Ingredion; White Marsh (MD); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Ingredion is hiring a Technical Sales Representative to join our Virtual Sales Team in a hybrid role near White Marsh, MD. You will engage with small and medium customers via online chat and the 1-800 line, recommending ingredients for their food and beverage applications.

This role offers on-the-job training and exposure to Sales, Technical, R&D, and Customer Service teams, and provides a pathway to career growth through our portfolio of starches, sweeteners, plant-based proteins and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• Strong customer orientation and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Experience with project management and handling multiple tasks.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage information accurately.

Responsibilities

• Manage customers in an assigned sales territory and develop new opportunities.
• Answer customer inquiries from the 1-800 line and online chat.
• Develop an understanding of Ingredion's product portfolio.
• Help customers solve formulation needs with Ingredion's products.
• Maintain customer information in Salesforce.com.
• Stay up to date with current trends in the food industry.

Skills

Customer orientation

Communication skills

Team player

Project management

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Ingredion is hiring a Technical Sales Representative to join our Virtual Sales Team in a hybrid role near White Marsh, MD. You will engage with small and medium customers via online chat and the 1-800 line, recommending ingredients for their food and beverage applications.

This role offers on-the-job training and exposure to Sales, Technical, R&D, and Customer Service teams, and provides a pathway to career growth through our portfolio of starches, sweeteners, plant-based proteins and