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Sales Account Manager-Trainee, Pharma, St Louis
Who are we? Customer-focused experts. Entrepreneurial thinkers. Creative collaborators. Headquartered in the United States, Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts.
Who are you? A motivated achiever with an interest in sales, the drive to win, and the ability to learn.
What will you gain? In our Sales Development Training Program, you will gain a deep knowledge of our products and customers by working in our labs and supporting our customer service teams. With this critical foundation, you will learn how to generate sales with existing and potential customers. You will work under the direct oversight of your business’s Commercial Director. You will receive individualized coaching from our program coordinator, who we hand-selected from the ranks of our highest-achieving sales professionals to develop the next generation of sales superstars. You also will have the rare and extraordinary opportunity to participate in a CEO-led small group training on sales fundamentals. You will form a community with your peers in the program, developing friendships and professional connections to last a lifetime.
Prior graduates of our Sales Development Training Program are some of our most successful Sales Account Managers and sales leaders. If you are energized by the potential to earn an uncapped sales incentive by selling interesting products to engaging customers – and are willing to put in the effort to learn what you need to know to succeed – this is the program for you.
The Sales Development Training Program lasts a minimum of two years. Upon completion, you are placed in an available open sales territory, and therefore must be willing and able to relocate upon completion of the program.
- Job Type: Full time Training position
- Job Level: Entry
- Travel: Yes (in the assigned territory after the program)
success profile
We’re looking for participants in our program who are:
- Driven to win
- Able to learn and understand technical information
- Accountable
- Strong communicators
- Enthusiastic about our products
- Attentive and responsive
Your journey
career path
- Sales Trainee
- Sales Account Manager (Multiple levels)
- Manager Sales
- Sales Director
- Sales & Marketing Director
cultural points
The Sensient Six are the core values that drive us in our mission.
- Entrepreneurial
- Customer focused
- Develop self and others
- Collaborative
- Results driven
- Know your job
The training I received as part of Sensient’s Sales Development Program provided me with the technical background needed to confidently work in the industry. I enjoyed the coaching, broad industry exposure, and personal development. It’s been more than five years, and I still use the skills and knowledge I learned in the program every day.
Sales Account Manager-Trainee, Pharma, St Louis
SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER, Pharma – Trainee
At Sensient Technologies, we are experts in the science, art and innovation of color and flavor. We are market savvy and visionary. We are problem solvers. And we will be better with you.
This opportunity is 100% office based in St Louis, MO.
Do you want to work for a recession-resistant company that offers exceptional career growth opportunities?
Are you passionate about sports, fitness, nutrition, and health and wellness? Turn that passion into a rewarding career and become a world-class Sales Account Manager in just two years! Through hands-on training, cross-department rotations, and one-on-one mentorship, you'll gain valuable experience in the growing pharma ingredients, nutraceuticals, and sports nutrition industries.
Upon completing the program, you'll step into a Sales Account Manager role with your own territory and the opportunity to build and grow your business.
Your future starts here! Come to Sensient, we will help you to get there!
What you’ll do:
- Learn our business in the field of pharma ingredients, rotating in various key departments (R&D, Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, Marketing, Finance, Sales)
- Work with a great mentor, who will ensure you become the Salesperson you're dreaming to be
- Once your training is completed, a secured Sales Account Manager role with ownership over your own sales territory and the ability to manage and grow your business
What you’ll bring?
- Ideally, a Bachelor's degree in a Science or Business-related discipline.
- Flexibility. Your training will take place in St. Louis, Missouri. After successfully completing the program, we offer you your own territory throughout the US. Relocation may therefore be required after training.
- Passion. Your drive to succeed, and eagerness to grow within an entrepreneurial, innovative and results-driven sales team
What you’ll get:
- Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week in St Louis, MO
- An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities
- A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond
About Sensient:
Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.
About Sensient Pharmaceutical:
- Sensient Pharmaceutical is your single source for color, flavor, coating, and imprint ink excipient solutions that define and protect world-leading brands.
- SPONSORSHIP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the USA without the need for employment visa sponsorship.
- RELOCATION: We are unable to offer relocation assistance. The successful candidate will be expected to work at St Louis, MO and must reside in area or be willing to commute.
- THIRD PARTY AGENCY: Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Sensient Technologies, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions.
Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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