Sales Manager, Sweet & Beverage, North America

SALES MANAGER - Sweet & Beverage, North America

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.

Are you a high energy, experienced sales leader passionate about driving results, creating strategic growth plans, and developing people?

Would you thrive in an opportunity where you would not only lead part of the Sales team but also grow your own customer base directly?

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This opportunity can be based anywhere int he US near a major airport.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Sales Director, the Sales Manager will have the responsibility to drive sales activities for the territory in order to achieve planned profit and exceed sales objectives.

You will drive impact in Sales

• Understand the market landscape, identify growth opportunities, new customer prospects, key market segments, customers, market dynamics, trends, opportunities, gaps, and timelines. 
• Develop and execute account business plans that outline customer strategies, requirements, sales forecasts, and customer satisfaction thresholds for accounts.

You will collaborate and learn Technical Service

• Liaise with technical service functions insuring uniformity and quality of technical service. The goal is to provide superior technical service for food customers and prospects, including research & development, chemical analysis, product design/performance, scale-up, and commercialization.

You will Lead and Collaborate

• Develop a highly professional, talented, and winning territory Sales team by ensuring proper engagement, training, as well as execution and accountability.
• Collaborate and work closely with all departments, R&D, Manufacturing, Purchasing, QC/QA, and Finance.

What do you need to bring with you?

• Ideally a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in food science, chemistry, or applied sciences.  An advanced degree preferred.
• Around 7+ years of experience in sales within food & beverage, flavors, specialty chemical, or other value-added ingredients, with at last five (5) years in a sales leadership position directly managing a sales team. 

What you’ll get:

• Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues.
• 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 Flavors: 
  • Sensient Flavors offers innovative, global taste solutions and specialized flavor delivery systems that help bring life to your food and beverage products. Our leading-edge technologies reflect our core philosophies to be dynamic and innovative and to add value to your applications. 

About Sensient: 

• SPONSORSHIP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for employment visa sponsorship. 
• RELOCATION: We are unable to offer relocation assistance. The successful candidate will be expected to work out of a home office and must reside in area near a major airport.
• 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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