Technical Sales Manager-Food Ingredients

Popis

Turn your food-tech know-how into commercial success with a leading European ingredients innovator.
As the key face of our client in Slovakia, you’ll blend technical expertise with sharp sales instincts to deepen customer partnerships, launch breakthrough solutions and grow a profitable portfolio across the meat-processing segment. If you love being on the road, solving production challenges and shaping the next generation of food products, this role is for you.

• Drive Customer Growth – Make regular onsite visits, nurture strong relationships and convert identified needs into product sales and reliable demand forecasts.
• Lead Projects & Trials – Plan and execute application trials, capture results in a central database and guide customers on seamless implementation of our solutions.
• Hunt for New Business – Prospect, qualify and close new accounts while monitoring market trends and competitor moves to keep us a step ahead.
• Safeguard Commercial Health – Liaise with finance on receivables, relay critical contract info to the office team and ensure uninterrupted, on-time deliveries.
• Bridge Markets & Innovation – Channel Slovak market insights to R&D hubs in AT/DE, co-create new products and represent the company at fairs, seminars and industry events.

Benefity

• Company car for business & private use.
• Laptop and smartphone.
• Attractive performance bonuses on top of a competitive base salary.
• Training at international technology centres and the freedom to drive your own projects.
• A supportive team culture and clear path to grow into senior commercial or technical roles.

Požiadavky

• English – B2 or higher; German is a strong plus.
• 3+ years in the food sector (production technologist, R&D, QA or application lab).
• Proven sales or key-account experience: you can negotiate, forecast and close deals.
• Willingness to travel frequently across Slovakia; category B driving licence.

O firme

A century-old, family-owned European ingredients leader, headquartered in Germany, with 17 subsidiaries and 800+ employees. It develops premium spice blends and functional systems for meat and wider food sectors, backed by cutting-edge R&D pilot plants and rigorous quality- and sustainability standards.