BENELUX Sales Manager, Phosphates & Specialty Ingredients, Food and Petfood
GFIC Geiger Food Ingredients Recruitment & Consult.Ing
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develop and execute a targeted sales strategy for specialty food ingredients across the BENELUX countries
- Identify and qualify new prospects within pet food manufacturers and human food processors, building a robust pipeline.
- Deliver technical presentations and conduct on-site or virtual trials to demonstrate product performance.
- Collaborate closely with R&D to adapt formulations, drive innovation, and support new product development.
- Manage pricing negotiations, contract proposals, and order forecasting to achieve or exceed sales targets.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and regulatory changes, and translate insights into actionable plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science or Master Butcher or related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years’ technical sales or application support experience in the food ingredients industry.
- Your worked ether for Producer or a Distributor
- Demonstrated success selling functional ingredients (e.g. Phosphated, Hydrocolloids, Emulsifiers, Acids, Proteins, Fibres, Yeast..,).
- Deep understanding of ingredient functionality in meat processing, spice formulation, baking, and potato applications.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage R&D, production, and procurement stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage a remote sales territory, including self-motivation, strong organization, and virtual collaboration.
- Willingness to travel up to 30-40 % for customer visits, industry events, and cross-functional meetings.
- Fluency in German and English; additional language skills a plus.
Benefits
- Fully remote position with flexible working hours
- Competitive base salary plus bonus structure (based on sold tons and margin) and car
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
technical salesapplication supportfunctional ingredientsingredient functionalitymeat processingspice formulationbakingpotato applicationssales strategycontract proposals
Soft skills
communication skillsself-motivationorganizationvirtual collaborationengagement with stakeholders
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Food TechnologyBachelor’s degree in Food ScienceMaster Butcher