Business Manager (Food Ingredients)

Role & responsibilities

• Lead Business growth in category: Food Ingredients, work closely with management to set business goals and strategies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors working with the procurement team
• Work with customers to grow the business, negotiate new business and find new avenues for product and business development with persistent and organized follow-ups
• Develop deep customer relationships at all levels, through intensive networking and providing best in class customer experience
• Lead and motivate junior sales team to set and achieve business goals
• Provide insights and market intelligence to the leadership team to inform strategic decision-making.
• Represent the company in Business fairs, conferences, tradeshows
• Monitor international regulations and compliance requirements
• Providing regular MIS reports and updates on sales performance, customer engagement, and market trends to the Senior Management

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors Food Tech preferable / MBA or relevant Business Degree
• Motivated individual with past experience in Food or Ingredients in B2B segment
• 7+ years of experience in Sales across Food, Personal Care, Ingredients, and Flavours
• Strong leadership skills and ambitious personality
• Customer centric attitude and positive spirit
• Organised and able to work in fast paced environment autonomously
• Big ideas and persistent curiosity