VAN HEES Group offers a large range of ingredients for the meat processing and broader food industries. It provides its customers, across 80+ countries, with hundreds of innovative solutions.  We know how…. 

VAN HEES Inc. USA relies on 5 industrial sites in Europe and North America for the manufacture of its products. Two large nationwide Distributors handling the fortune 500 and midsize to small size businesses with selling and distribution of its products. 

VAN HEES Inc. is part of VAN HEES GmbH, a family-owned business since 1947 within VAN HEES Group of companies and subsidiaries - a global supplier of functional ingredients, flavors, and food ingredients – VAN HEES leverages the Group capabilities to provide advanced ingredient solutions for the various food industries. 

Regional Sales Manager - Functional Food Ingredients & Culinary Food Ingredients (m/f/d) Northeast
USA: Northeast

• Responsible for selling directly to a complex set of customers in the mentioned geographical region
• Ability to develop a thorough understanding of the customer’s business plan and operation.
• Utilize our supplier’s expertise to continually bring new solutions to our customers to help them develop new products and solve problems.
• Build, retain and expand strong multi-level and cross functional relationships with key decision makers within the customer base including Purchasing, R&D, Marketing, Operations, and Quality, etc.
• Develop a thorough understanding of customers’ business plan and operation.
• Bringing together needs of various departments or functions in the customer organization to create a strong compelling reason to take on VAN HEES products for testing, validation and ultimate purchase.
• Mangement of various Distributor/s and relationships / cross functional projects.
• The Regional Sales Mgr. will report to Managing Director/EVP NA.

• Bachelor’s degree in food science or a related discipline required.
• At least 10 years of experience and demonstrated new product development success with food ingredients sales with a track record of demonstrated sales growth.
• Experience with one or more of the following industries a must: meat, poultry, dairy, seafood, flavor companies, snack foods, nutraceuticals, convenience foods, beverage.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Team-oriented with a positive attitude and ability to work across all business levels.
• Skilled in data analysis, problem-solving, and presenting recommendations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook); experience with Salesforce and Power BI is a plus.
• Extensive travel required (60%+), including overnight trips.

• Job Type: Full-time  
• Competitive pay and bonus program
• 401k
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work schedule
• Car allowance and much more!

We are looking forward to your application via email to:

 application@van-hees.com 

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