Business Development Manager
Core
Growing customer relationships and expanding Italian market presence for flavour solutions across food and beverage categories.
Role type
Business Development Manager (Flavours)
Builds
New business opportunities and expanded market share for an ingredient distributor
Domain
Food & Beverage / Flavour Ingredients
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
sales, account management, key account management, commercial negotiation, market intelligence, forecasting, pipeline management
Preferred skills
applications and R&D collaboration, trade show representation
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Manage and grow a portfolio of food and beverage customers across Italy; Develop new business opportunities with emerging and established manufacturers; Partner with applications and R&D teams to support customer briefs, trials, and commercialisation; Lead pricing discussions, account planning, and commercial negotiations; Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline reporting, and market intelligence; Represent the business at customer meetings, trade shows, and regional industry events.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC