Technical Account Manager - Food Ingredients

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Job description

My client as a leading Global manufacturer of natural ingredients for the food and beverage sector. They are now looking to strengthen their team with a Technical Account Manager to manage and develop UK Accounts.

The Role

You will be responsible for achieving sales growth by developing and expanding sales of natural food ingredients to existing customers within the food and beverage sector in the UK.

You will identify and pursue business development opportunities at new and existing customers within beverage, dairy, bakery and other food sectors.

You will support allocated customers with technical product selection across several applications.

You will develop and implement account and territory plans for your markets.

Requirements

You will ideally have a degree in Food Science or a related field and/or have proven commercial experience selling food colours, flavours or other value-added food ingredients and would like to further develop your career within a technical sales role within food ingredients.

You will ideally have 3+ years practical experience in a sales or business development role within the food and beverage sector, ideally working with food ingredients, colours or flavours and be keen to further your career as a Technical Account Manager.

You will ideally have some experience working in product development of food ingredients, flavours or other allied food or beverage products.

You will have proven capability to manage customers and prospects, develop and maintain strong relationships and to deliver high levels of service.

Creative, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about food, its appearance, ingredients and industrial processing, you will be self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have a strong customer focus.

You will be results driven with energy and ability to work to deadlines.

Full UK driving licence required.

Desire and flexibility to travel both within the UK and overseas.

This key role offers the chance for the right individual to join a growing and future oriented business.

Full product training will be provided as part of an extensive induction process.

This position will have some home working but there is a requirement to be in the office in Derbyshire for c2 days a week.

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