Regional Sales Manager - Functional Food Ingredients & Culinary Food Ingredients (m/f/d) Midwest
USA: Midwest

• ​USA: Midwest
• ​Permanent
• ​Full-time

Introduction

VAN HEES Inc. USA is looking for a

Your Tasks

• Responsible for selling directly to a complex set of customers in the mentioned geographical region
• Ability to develop a thorough understanding of the customer’s business plan and operation.
• Utilize our supplier’s expertise to continually bring new solutions to our customers to help them develop new products and solve problems.
• Build, retain and expand strong multi-level and cross functional relationships with key decision makers within the customer base including Purchasing, R&D, Marketing, Operations, and Quality, etc.
• Develop a thorough understanding of customers’ business plan and operation.
• Bringing together needs of various departments or functions in the customer organization to create a strong compelling reason to take on VAN HEES products for testing, validation and ultimate purchase.
• Mangement of various Distributor/s and relationships / cross functional projects.
• The Regional Sales Mgr. will report to Managing Director/EVP NA.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in food science or a related discipline required.
• At least 10 years of experience and demonstrated new product development success with food ingredients sales with a track record of demonstrated sales growth.
• Experience with one or more of the following industries a must: meat, poultry, dairy, seafood, flavor companies, snack foods, nutraceuticals, convenience foods, beverage.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Team-oriented with a positive attitude and ability to work across all business levels.
• Skilled in data analysis, problem-solving, and presenting recommendations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook); experience with Salesforce and Power BI is a plus.
• Extensive travel required (60%+), including overnight trips.

We Offer

• Job Type: Full-time  
• Competitive pay and bonus program
• 401k
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work schedule
• Car allowance and much more!

We are looking forward to your application via email to:

 application@van-hees.com 

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