Job Description

• A leading Taste and Nutrition company is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager with strong commercial and technical acumen to join their team in Johannesburg. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute Business Development Manager to drive growth across new lines by leveraging taste expertise, building a relevant portfolio of solutions, and supporting top-line sales through strong strategic customer relationships. If you have relevant experience in the savoury/culinary flavour and ingredient industry and a “take charge” attitude with a focus on accomplishing objectives, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Drive strategic growth and translate market insights into actionable business plans.
• Lead portfolio efforts, including building solutions, promoting products, driving the development pipeline, and managing product logistics.
• Develop key relationships with customers (R&D, Marketing) and collaborate internally with Sales to support sales targets.
• Provide support by communicating technical benefits, creating customer-facing materials, and conducting product training.
• Be a subject matter expert on relevant technologies and represent the region on global discussions.
• Identify new opportunities and develop robust R&D project pipelines for growth.

Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree and 10 years’ relevant experience in the savoury/culinary flavour and ingredient industry.
• Must be a Strategic Subject Matter Expert with strong commercial and technical acumen.
• Proven relationship builder with excellent communication skills, able to establish deep-seated relationships with external customers.
• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a creative, resourceful approach to problem solving.