Sales Manager Central America & Andean, Food Colors

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.

We are looking to welcome a Sales Manager for our Food Colors business to lead Central America & Andean regions, which includes leading part of the sales team and a distribution network, and grow their own customer base of key accounts directly. Reporting to the Sales Director, the Sales Manager will have the responsibility to direct sales activities for the territory in order to achieve planned profit and exceed sales objectives.

This position in home based in Lima Perú, or Colombia.

What you'll do:

• You will Lead and Collaborate by developing a highly professional, talented, and winning territory Sales team, and several distribution partners by ensuring proper engagement, training, as well as execution and accountability.
• You will drive impact in Sales by understanding 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.
• Collaborate and work closely with all departments, R&D, Manufacturing, Purchasing, QC/QA, and Finance, to ensure superior service for food, beverage and pharma customers and prospects. .

You will bring:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Extensive B2B experience in sales, marketing, product management, R&D roles that reflects high productivity of measurable results and impact on clients.
• A strategic approach to developing and winning business and savvy at selling technical, value-added solutions to a professional audience (ideally in the food industry -ingredients or retail-, chemical or pharma ingredients, etc.).
• Experience as a direct supervisor or in coordinating and influencing teams in a dotted line manner.
• Ability to travel 60-70% across the territory of responsability.
• A bachelor's degree along with excellent organization, project management, customer service, and communication skills.   

What you’ll get:

• We offer you comprehensive onboarding and training. This secures a solid foundation to understand the organization and its products, technologies, systems, supporting functions and culture, which enhances your ability to quickly become productive and integrated into the Sensient organization.
• We support you in working cross-functionally with our R&D, Commercial, Operational and Service teams. 
• An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities.
• Your individual performance will be rewarded with unlimited earning potential

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 Colors:

Sensient Colors is a leading developer, producer, and supplier of natural and synthetic color systems for customers around the globe. The Company's high-performance products play a vital role in the manufacture of foods and beverages, cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and coatings, and colors for agricultural uses, household cleaners and paper products.

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