Ingredients Sales Manager Jobs in Illinois

· Excellent time management and prioritization skills

· 3 years minimum experience managing a sales team of at least 3 sales reps.

· Knowledge of customers in the target market

· Excellent negotiation skills, writing and presentation of contracts, etc.

· Excellent communication and presentation skills

· A confident and hard-working attitude. Positive, upbeat, and enthusiastic personality

Leadership & Management experience preferred

Minimum of 2 year of experience in Direct Procurement (i.e.- Ingredients- Packaging)

Strong written- verbal- and listening skills

Strong Analytical- Planning and Execution skills.

Leading and facilitating the strategic sourcing process for the Ingredients category

Market and industry analysis- supplier research and review- category and supplier segmentation- sourcing events- analysis- negotiations- contracting- and implementation.

Experience in cross-functional team management

Drive discussions during management presentations with platform GM- and business unit President

Collaborate with Finance to provide business trajectory guidance- forecasts- and implement a pricing strategy.

Collaborate with Demand planning- Operations- and Sales to accurately forecast customer demand and proactively manage production inventory.

3+ years experience in marketing- operations- R&D and/or sales preferably in the food ingredient industry.

Strategic capability and experience in marketing plan development; situation assessment- strategy and tactical plan development

Excellent planning- organizing- and project management skills

3+ years of experience with long-range oil requirements and understanding of supply chain and continuous improvement

Manage day-to-day supply chain including

Oversee quarterly/semi-annual negotiations to meet production requirements

Ensure there is enough capacity to fulfill the requirements

Explore new refining partners; oversee onboarding- quality compliance requirements and quality audits- capacity and supply chain constraints

Stakeholder management across Procurement and Finance Leadership

Strong Project Management & Excellent Organizational skills

Prior Continuous Improvement experience within Operational environments desired

Strong written- verbal- and listening skills

Strong Analytical- Planning and Execution skills

Proficient Excel Skills and in developing Presentations