About the Role
The role involves combining technical knowledge of food science with sales acumen to support clients in selecting and applying ingredients. The individual will act as a liaison between R&D, production, and customer needs, ensuring technical feasibility and commercial success.
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical advisor to clients during ingredient selection and application
- Collaborate with internal R&D teams to tailor product solutions
- Present technical data to support product performance claims
- Identify customer formulation challenges and propose ingredient-based solutions
- Support sales team with scientific expertise during client negotiations
- Conduct on-site customer visits to assess processing conditions
- Develop technical documentation for product use and integration
- Stay current with food regulations and ingredient trends
- Assist in troubleshooting customer production issues
- Coordinate with quality assurance for compliance verification
- Lead technical trials with customer manufacturing teams
- Gather market feedback to inform product development
- Prepare technical proposals for new business opportunities
- Train sales representatives on product functionality
- Monitor competitor ingredient offerings and performance
- Ensure technical claims align with regulatory standards
- Facilitate sample distribution and testing protocols
- Evaluate customer specifications for feasibility
- Maintain accurate records of technical interactions
- Support sustainability initiatives related to ingredient sourcing
Compensation
Competitive salary with performance incentives
Work Arrangement
Hybrid with field travel
Team
Collaborative technical sales team within a global ingredients business
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work with innovative ingredient technologies shaping the future of food
- Supportive environment that values technical excellence and customer collaboration
Growth and Development
- Access to ongoing technical training and industry conferences
- Pathways for advancement in technical or commercial leadership roles
Available for qualified candidates
