THE CLIENT

Established in the late 1800s, our client is a leading distributor of functional food ingredients, specialty chemicals, and processing aids across eight business units. With a global presence in over 50 countries and more than 3,000 employees, they are renowned for delivering value-added technical and commercial solutions to customers across a wide range of industries.

Committed to innovation, quality, and collaboration, our client partners with top-tier global manufacturers and fosters long-lasting customer relationships. They also offer multiple research centres worldwide, including a large team of scientists in Australia to support the ANZ region.

THE ROLE

Ready to launch your sales career or grow your customer management skills?

Love building relationships and finding solutions?

Whether you’re a recent graduate or already have industry experience, we’d love to hear from you — call our team to find out more!

Our client is seeking an Inside Sales professional to manage and grow a portfolio of customers, driving sales and boosting profits through new products and fresh opportunities.

This full-time, permanent role sits at the heart of a thriving Food & Nutrition business. Reporting to the Business Unit Manager, you’ll be the vital link between customers and the business—ensuring needs are met, opportunities are identified early, and innovative solutions are brought to market.

You’ll work closely with Quality, Product Management, Regulatory, and Logistics teams to ensure customers receive accurate information and timely deliveries. Your collaboration will help maintain high service standards, ensure compliance with industry requirements, and keep products moving smoothly from order to delivery.

Perfect for NPD professionals who love the technical side but want to step into sales, you’ll use your expertise to advise on ingredient solutions while building commercial skills. You’ll help customers formulate and launch products, blending your product development know‑how with a growing understanding of business and sales.

Full training provided!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Service the current base, increase and develop the sales portfolio to achieve Sales Gross Profit Targets

Provide technical advice on food ingredient specifications and use in formulations

Initiate and develop customer account strategies, based on existing and future customer requirements

Develop new customers

Assist customer service with new enquiries

Regular customer contact to ensure products and service levels are meeting customer needs

Continually promote new product lines as they become available

Assist in the investigation and resolution of customer complaints

Help monitor financial performance and support planning and management of resources.

Maintain all data in company CRM and meet agreed call plan targets

Endeavour to obtain customer, competitor, product information from the industry and make appropriate recommendations to maintain/increase business.

Prepare to coordinate and attend external Customer visits from time to time

SELECTION CRITERIA

A degree in Food Science, Engineering, or a related scientific/food discipline

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

High level of organisation and prioritisation

Strong problem solving capabilites

Comfortable working independently while contributing to a collaborative team culture

Fluent English and strong IT literacy

Why Join Our Client?

Our client is a respected global organisation operating across EMEA and APAC, offering an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. With continued investment in flavour capabilities and a strong commitment to supporting partners, you’ll be joining a business where your creativity, initiative, and insight are truly valued.

This is more than a sales role — it's a chance to be a flavour innovator, a trusted partner to customers, and a key contributor to growth in one of the most dynamic segments of the food industry.

APPLICATIONS

To have a confidential discussion about this role, please reach out to Billy on 0413 535 511 or Daniele on 0434 746 361.

To apply, please click the "Apply" button and send your resume with a cover letter addressing the above criteria to CS Executive Group.

THANK YOU

We would like to thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications we receive daily, we cannot contact all candidates. Please note, however, if you are not successful on this occasion, your resume will remain on our database and you will be contacted for other roles.

To view other available roles, please visit our website www.csexecutivegroup.com