Technical Sales Manager – Nutraceutical Ingredients
Job Description
This is primarily a customer-facing business development role involving identification of new opportunities, development of customer relationships, and promotion of innovative ingredient solutions to manufacturers across India.
The successful candidate will work closely with R&D, production, procurement, and management teams at customer organizations while supporting commercial growth through technical understanding and application knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
• Identify and develop new customers across nutraceutical, food, and allied industries.
• Map target accounts and build relationships with key decision makers.
• Conduct customer visits across India.
• Understand customer products, manufacturing processes, and technical requirements.
• Work with customer R&D and production teams to support product development and manufacturing activities.
• Conduct plant trials and provide application support where required.
• Coordinate with international principals and technical teams.
• Manage existing customer relationships and develop new business opportunities.
• Prepare technical and commercial proposals.
• Drive sales growth and achieve business targets.
Preferred Experience
• 2–6 years of experience in food ingredients, nutraceuticals, specialty ingredients, food additives, or related B2B industries.
• Experience in customer-facing technical sales, business development, key account management, or application sales roles.
• Exposure to food, nutraceutical, confectionery, or pharmaceutical manufacturing industries is desirable.
Candidate Profile
• B.Tech/M.Tech Food Technology, Food Engineering, or M.Sc. Food Science.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commercial mindset with an interest in sales and business development.
• Comfortable interacting with customers at all levels.
• Willingness to travel extensively.
• Problem-solving attitude and ability to work independently.
Why Join Devson
• Opportunity to build a high-growth business segment.
• Extensive customer exposure across India.
• International technical and commercial exposure.
• Combination of technical learning and business development.
• Significant career growth opportunities.
Additional Information
• This is a field-based, customer-facing role involving regular travel across India.
• Candidates should be comfortable with customer visits, plant visits, and business development activities.
• Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in B2B ingredient sales, technical sales, application sales, or customer-facing technical roles.
