Sales Manager - Utah (Ingredients & Nutrition)
A global ingredients supplier is seeking a Sales Manager based in Utah to drive growth across the Northwest U.S. within the CPG, sports nutrition, dietary supplements, food, beverage, and food ingredients/additives markets. This is a remote, full-time role focused on both account management and new business development.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage existing accounts while prospecting and developing new business within the territory
- Sell commodity, branded ingredient, and premix solutions using a consultative sales approach
- Build long-term relationships with R&D, procurement, and senior leadership at customer accounts
- Identify customer needs and present commercial and technical solutions
- Develop proposals and quotations and support issue resolution
- Collaborate with internal teams (sales, product, marketing, logistics, quality) to support customer success
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and pricing dynamics
- Represent the company at customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events
- Maintain accurate sales activity and pipeline documentation in CRM/ERP systems
- Travel up to ~30% within the territory
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 3-5 years of B2B sales experience selling ingredients or raw materials into nutraceutical, dietary supplement, food, or beverage markets
- Proven experience managing accounts and developing new business
- Strong consultative selling, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Experience with CRM/ERP systems and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment