Germany Sales Manager, Phosphates & Specialty Ingredients Food and Petfood (Remote)
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Position Overview • We are seeking a seasoned Technical Sales Manager to drive growth of our phosphate and complementary ingredient lines in the pet food and food sectors. • This fully remote role will own the end-to-end sales cycle—from lead generation and product specification to commercial close—for key verticals including meat processing, spice blending, baking, and potato industries. • You will serve as the technical face of our business, translating ingredient science into clear value propositions that address customer challenges. home office based Tasks • Develop and execute a targeted sales strategy for phosphate and other specialty food ingredients across Germany and neighbouring 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.
Benefits Fully remote position with flexible working hours • Competitive base salary plus bonus structure and car What We Offer Please describe in your cover letter your experience with phosphates, e.g. on which projects did you work? • Please apply only, if you speak fluent english and german • Please apply only, if you have a good network in the German Food and Pet Food industry Company Overview • My Client is a leading producer of high-performance phosphate and specialty ingredients for both pet food and human food applications. • Our product portfolio serves meat processors, spice blenders, bakers, and potato processors around the world. • We partner with customers to enhance texture, shelf life, nutritional value, and processing efficiency.
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. • Demonstrated success selling phosphate-based solutions and additional functional ingredients (e.g.
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.
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≈ 62.000 € brutto/Jahr
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Destatis-Benchmark (vertrieb) × Regionalindex DE · Quelle: Destatis Verdienste / BA Entgeltatlas · Stand ≈2024
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