Account Executive, Food Ingredients

Title:                          Account Executive, Food Ingredients

Location:                   Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi territory                                                   

                                   (Home office based)

Job Code:                  BC504AE

Base Salary:              $80-110K base plus 35% target bonus and company car

Our client is an established and respected supplier of food ingredients and specialty chemicals sold to manufacturers of food, nutraceutical, and beverage products.  We are searching for a food ingredient sales professional, based in the South Central USA to cover accounts throughout a specific geographical territory.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from a 4 year accredited university
• 2 years minimum prior experience working for a manufacturer or distributor of functional food ingredients in a sales, sales support, tech service, or R&D capacity.
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to travel – on average - 3 days a week to visit accounts
• A valid drivers license (with no DUIs)
• A confident and hard-working attitude. 
• Positive, upbeat, and enthusiastic personality.
• Already live in the designated territory

 We have excellent benefits and career advancement opportunities for the right person.  If you meet or exceed these qualifications, please apply for this exciting job today! 

 

 

Key Words:  food ingredients, chemistry, food science, sales, marketing, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, phosphates, acidulants, IFT, HACCP, food manufacturing, dietary supplements, nutraceutical, preservatives, botanicals, human health, human nutrition, soy proteins, whey proteins, fiber, fibre, chemicals, chemical, Omega-3, hydrocolloids, gums, alginates, flavors, account management, account manager, sales manager, account executive.

Retail Options, Executive Search
New Orleans
United States of America

About the company

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Job ID: 9522810 / Ref: e933025326e27978276fab6f88591e4a