Job Description:

the hiring manager is not looking for a general sales executive. They need a B2B Technical Sales Executive with experience selling food flavours or food ingredients directly to food manufacturers. Here's the ideal candidate profile for sourcing.

Ideal Candidate Profile – Senior Executive – Sales (Flavours)

Position

Senior Executive – Sales (B2B Food Flavours)

Experience

- 1–3 years in B2B sales of Food Flavours, Seasonings, Food Ingredients, or Specialty Ingredients
- Experience handling industrial customers in the food manufacturing sector
- Immediate joiners or candidates with up to 30 days' notice preferred

Qualification
- Graduate (B.Sc., B.Tech Food Technology, BBA, B.Com, or equivalent)
- Candidates with Food Technology backgrounds will have an added advantage

Mandatory Experience

Candidates should have worked in one or more of the following industries:

Flavours & Fragrances

- Symega Food Ingredients
- Keva Flavours
- Mane Kancor
- Givaudan
- IFF
- Symrise
- dsm-firmenich

Food Ingredients & Specialty Ingredients
- Ultra International
- Brenntag
- IMCD India
- Azelis
- Caldic

Target Customers Handled

The candidate should have sold products to:

- Bakery manufacturers
- Biscuit manufacturers
- Dairy companies
- Ice cream manufacturers
- Beverage manufacturers
- Confectionery companies
- Snack and Namkeen manufacturers
- Sauce & Ketchup manufacturers




- Noodle manufacturers
- Ready-to-Eat food manufacturers
- Food processing companies

Key Responsibilities

The candidate should have demonstrated experience in:

- Business Development (B2B)
- New Customer Acquisition
- Key Account Management
- Territory Sales
- Industrial Sales
- Technical Product Presentation
- Customer Visits
- Product Sampling & Trials
- Price Negotiation
- Lead Conversion
- Cross-selling
- Up-selling
- Order Closure
- Payment Collection
- Customer Complaint Resolution
- Customer Retention

Essential Skills

- Strong B2B Sales Skills
- Technical Product Knowledge (Food Flavours / Ingredients)
- Relationship Management
- Negotiation Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Target Achievement
- CRM / Lead Management
- Valuable Communication Skills

Target Designations

- Sales Executive
- Senior Sales Executive
- Business Development Executive
- Territory Sales Executive
- Territory Executive
- Sales Officer
- Area Sales Executive
- Key Account Executive
- Technical Sales Executive

Candidate Should NOT Be From

Avoid candidates whose experience is limited to:

- FMCG General Trade
- Modern Trade
- Retail Sales
- Telecom Sales
- Automobile Sales
- Banking Sales
- Insurance Sales
- Pharmaceutical Sales
- Consumer Durable Sales
- Paints or Building Materials
- E-commerce Sales

📌 Senior Executive- Sales for a food ingredients company in Banglore locationB sales profile (Bengaluru)
🏢 Orbit Global HR Consultants
📍 Bengaluru