Technical Sales Manager - Colours

Job description / Role

Global leader within the F&B ingredient manufacturing requires a driven, technically excellent sales professional to help develop their strongest performing business unit. Based in tax-free Dubai, UAE this opportunity can really propel your career forward!

Working exclusively with our client we are resourcing for a candidate with a food science/ food technology educational background that has 2-5 years experience of working within the food ingredients industry & ideally with F&B colourings.

Our client is one of a handful of major global players within the F&B ingredient manufacturing industry and their name alone can attract talent from across the world. They have an incredible reputation of being at the forefront of innovation and in developing their people and foster a culture of simultaneous personal & business growth. As a global business this opportunity can offer you real career progression opportunities.

Reporting to the Business Manager within one of the fastest growing regions for the company, you will be responsible for the profitability and continuing development of F&B colour sales across the MEA region. It is imperative that you have exceptional customer development and relationship management skills and experience and ideally have a good understanding of working through a distributor management model.

You will understand your products intricately and clearly be able to provide the technical support and product training for colleagues and distributors as well as all external customers. Of course you will have global technical support but you must have a good understanding of F&B food colouring products.

This is a great opportunity to work with one of the industries best businesses. You will be exposed to new and developing markets and will help lead one of the fastest growing and rapidly performing regions.

Our client is looking to hold immediate interviews so dont delay in applying for this Technical Sales Manager (Colours) now!

Requirements

Maybe you have experience within the R&D or Technical Quality department and are looking to move into a commercial position? Or you have specific experience in executing price increases within food ingredient commercial activity? If you have experience within the beverage industry in particular we would love to talk to you!

About the Company

Why Focus International?

Firstly, we know our market and we deliver. Based in the UAE & The United Kingdom we have a track record of developing long term relationships with candidates & clients over the last 10 years who see the benefit of strategic Talent Management, from Graduates to Main Board appointments.

Our main areas of expertise lie within the following:

Functions:
Production & Engineering Food Technology Sales & Marketing Product Development Supply Chain & Logistics Human Resources
Finance
Purchasing

Channels: Manufacturing Retail Foodservice Distribution Ingredients Packaging
Hospitality
Equipment & Services

Categories: Bakery Dairy Grocery Added value chilled foods Frozen foods Fresh Produce Meat, Poultry & Fish Drinks and Beverages

To support our work, we have an extensive database of internationally based food, drink & FMCG professionals. We advertise on all relevant websites, we network constantly and with a team of experienced Search Consultants we know the people you will want to talk to.

We are the regions largest and only dedicated Food and Drink recruiter complimented by a number of excellent relations within many non food FMCG companies across the MEA who see the value our approach offers. Born out of a strategic vision from our parent group Focus Management Consultants Ltd to be closer to our international partners across the MEA region, we have rapidly become one of the premier FMCG recruitment consultancies working with both large multinational businesses and local operations. Supporting our consultative recruitment activity we utilise the most optimised and developed web and social media engagement techniques available in the market allowing our team of specialist consultants to engage with candidates & clients on many different media platforms. As innovative leaders of our sector, we are constantly investing in creative ways to source and attract candidates and add value to the recruitment process for our clients.

Our business approach is ethical and honest, and it is our clear objective to maintain integrity with both clients and candidates at all times.

The aim is to become your preferred recruitment contact who will work in partnership with you, assisting and advising at all times your search for that next career opportunity. We also desire to become the preferred partner of choice to FMCG businesses for your ongoing and long term recruitment needs. We will achieve this by delivering you highly effective solutions and committing to you for both your immediate and future business needs.