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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in technical sales within the food ingredient industry, with a strong focus on customer relationship management and strategic sales planning. Proficient in navigating complex negotiations and driving sales growth across multiple food segments while effectively communicating in both Spanish and English.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Technical Sales ExperienceCustomer Relationship ManagementFluent in Spanish and EnglishNegotiation SkillsFood Ingredient Industry Knowledge
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Hard Skills
Sales GrowthMarket Share IncreaseVolume ForecastingCustomer Profile DevelopmentKPI AchievementProblem SolvingFood Applications ExpertiseR&D CollaborationContract ManagementPricing Strategy
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsDispute ResolutionAdaptabilityPersonal Presence
Tools & Technologies
Salesforce.com
Industry Keywords
MeatPoultrySeafoodDairyBakeryBeverageCustomer DevelopmentTechnical ExpertiseMarket TrendsCustomer Stakeholders
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesSFDC
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage and grow the customer base in Mexico across meat, poultry, seafood, specialty food, dairy, bakery, and beverage segments
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers
- Translate business strategy into actionable sales plans and advocate for customer needs within the organization
- Build relationships with key customer stakeholders, including R&D, Operations, Procurement, and Marketing
- Develop and maintain customer profiles, relationship plans, and strategic targets
- Achieve KPIs for assigned customers and territory
- Identify and pursue growth opportunities and align resources to support customer expansion
- Drive sales growth and increase market share with key customers
- Manage contracts, pricing, and key negotiations
- Track and support customer opportunities and sales-related tasks using Salesforce.com
- Serve as the primary link between customers and the U.S.-based technical excellence center
- Oversee volume forecasting for assigned customers
- Monitor and communicate customer, market, and competitor trends
- Perform in-plant problem solving and provide hands-on technical expertise
- Travel extensively within Mexico and occasionally to the US for tradeshows and corporate meetings
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical sales or R&D within the food ingredient industry
- Bachelor’s degree in food science or a related field
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, including dispute resolution
- Proven track record of driving sales growth with existing and new products
- Skilled in negotiating complex and challenging situations
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to change
- Ability to develop opportunities, manage priorities, and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Strong personal presence and effectiveness in customer interactions and internal collaboration
- Willingness to travel extensively within Mexico, minimum 75% of the time, with occasional travel to the US
- Experience in technical sales within the food ingredient industry
- Experience in Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Dairy, Beverage, and Bakery customer development
- Hands-on experience in food applications, working directly with customer R&D teams
Benefits
Comp & perks- Generous benefits package
- Annual bonus target of 16.67%, subject to plan provisions
- Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
