Business Development Manager - Health Ingredients

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Business Development Manager - Health Ingredients 100%

Permanent employee, Full-time · Reinach Site

Your mission:

Your Mission is to develop a clear sales strategy and execute this strategy to drive accelerated growth of our health ingredients to the dietary supplements and functional food & beverages customers

• Identify new prospects, develop them into potential sales opportunities and secure purchase orders
• Account management of global existing direct customers
• Accurately forecast future sales for customers
• Own and hit sales targets within assigned accounts
• Build and maintain positive, long-lasting customer relationships
• Help our Customer Support team follow up on sales leads generated by trade shows and lead generation activities
• Develop a strong understanding of our products, our customer’s needs and buying decisions
• Keep up to date on trends in the relevant markets, including competitive ingredients, formulation trends and consumer needs
• Participate in trade shows to develop relationships with customers and source new prospects

Your profile:

• At least 5 years of B2B ingredient sales experience in one of the following sectors: nutraceuticals, foods and/or beverages
• Technical or science background, preferably in biochemistry, pharmacy or nutrition
• You are a self-starter, organized, willing to take ownership and go the extra mile
• You have a great sense of teamwork and are motivated to work in a small but multinational organization
• You have excellent communication skills
• You are able to excel under pressure, are a fast learner and willing to take the initiative
• You have a strong ability to drive sales and deliver purchase orders
• Willingness to travel to trade shows and make customer visits

Your further have:

• Experience of managing customer accounts using a CRM
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent fluent English speaking skills, any other language is an asset
• Proven experience of driving sales not just in a single country but across a geographical region (EMEA, APAC) is desired
• Bringing with you a strong network of industry connections would be an advantage

ABOUT US

At Evolva we believe in applying technology platforms, such as fermentation, to help resolve sourcing bottlenecks in nature. These enable us to provide products that can contribute to health, wellbeing and sensory enjoyment. We research, develop and commercialize high quality, affordable, ready-to-formulate ingredients that are based on nature and are available at all times, in any quantity.

At the core of everything we do lies the idea of nature sustained, which is in line with rising customer and consumer expectations. It is an exciting time to become part of our company and contribute to our purpose. With around 70 employees from 18 nationalities and a balanced female representation of 50%, we promote an interdisciplinary and inclusive environment. Evolva is an equal opportunity employer.

Find out more about our company at: evolva.com