National Business Development Manager

Job Description

Business Development Manager - Nutraceuticals

Are you passionate about innovation in the health and nutrition space? Join a global leader in ingredients, helping customers develop innovative solutions across the nutraceutical market.

The Role

This is a remote position, focused on driving new business growth across the U.S. nutraceutical market.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and grow target accounts, building a strong sales pipeline and achieving revenue targets.
• Build long-term relationships with decision-makers across R&D, NPD, Marketing, Procurement and Sales.
• Sell a broad portfolio of specialty health ingredients, probiotics and turnkey finished formats.
• Lead complex sales cycles, from opportunity development through contract negotiation and launch.
• Partner with Technical, R&D, Marketing, Regulatory, Supply Chain and Customer Service teams to deliver customer solutions.
• Monitor market trends, competitive activity and customer needs to identify new opportunities and support innovation.
• Represent the business at customer meetings, industry events and relevant trade shows.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field; microbiology or nutrition is a plus.
• 5+ years of successful new business development experience within nutraceuticals , ideally across probiotics, specialty health ingredients and finished formats.
• Strong U.S. customer network within the nutraceutical/supplement industry.
• Proven track record of building high-value pipelines and consistently delivering against sales targets.
• Experience with consultative/conceptual selling and complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Strong technical, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate scientific information into commercial value.
• Self-motivated, commercially driven and customer-focused, with a strong ability to build long-term partnerships.