Technical Sales Manager
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Occupation TypeSales accounts and business development managers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£55,200
(£28.31 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
Location: Remote
Shift: Monday to Friday, (core hours are 08:30 – 17:00)
Salary: Competitive range of £55,000 to £60,000 based on experience
Join the Magic
Our Mission
At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.
We have more than 10,000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3.1 billion euros (in 2023). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.
To build our team we are looking for a Technical Sales Manager to join our Sales Team initially reporting to the R&D Director and then the Sales Director.
Your Mission
As Technical Sales Manager, you will collaborate with UK bakery manufacturers to accelerate their innovation processes, while actively seeking out and overseeing new commercial opportunities and safeguarding established partnerships. You will drive initiatives to introduce grains & seeds, sourdough, and advanced improver products within client production environments, and develop as well as upscale new product lines in partnership with customers and internal teams. Additionally, you will take responsibility for the sales performance and profitability of your assigned Puratos accounts.
What You Will Do
Creating and winning Bakery business:
Shift: Monday to Friday, (core hours are 08:30 – 17:00)
Salary: Competitive range of £55,000 to £60,000 based on experience
Join the Magic
Our Mission
At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.
We have more than 10,000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3.1 billion euros (in 2023). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.
To build our team we are looking for a Technical Sales Manager to join our Sales Team initially reporting to the R&D Director and then the Sales Director.
Your Mission
As Technical Sales Manager, you will collaborate with UK bakery manufacturers to accelerate their innovation processes, while actively seeking out and overseeing new commercial opportunities and safeguarding established partnerships. You will drive initiatives to introduce grains & seeds, sourdough, and advanced improver products within client production environments, and develop as well as upscale new product lines in partnership with customers and internal teams. Additionally, you will take responsibility for the sales performance and profitability of your assigned Puratos accounts.
What You Will Do
Creating and winning Bakery business:
- Creating and deploying a plan to win targeted business aligned to our Customer and Product strategy.
- Managing business opportunities and risks to existing partnerships.
- Reporting monthly to Business Development stakeholders on current and future projects.
- Expert use of business tools:
- Customer Relationship Management (SAP-CRM C4 HANA)
- Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- Delivering against the agreed Production Margin target.
- Working closely with a selected range of customers to understand their current and future needs.
- Translating their product aspirations into a technical brief for Puratos.
- Designing a solution to support the customer’s innovated need.
- Supporting plant trials as the project grows – both internal scale-up and with our customers in their factories.
- Foster strong connections with the Nation’s Bakery producers (customers and customers-to-be).
- Develop and maintain a network of ingredient and equipment experts in Puratos and externally.
- Cultivate business-wide relationships to effectively transform opportunities into wins.
- Inform and educate stakeholders on future choices across the UK and Puratos’ Business Units.
We’re looking for someone who displays:
- Commitment - To the environmental challenge, particularly with respect to resources.
- Curiosity – Constantly searching for new information and novel ways to use established wisdom.
- Humility – Sharing knowledge and experience freely to enrich others.
- Mindful disruption – Not held back by convention.
- Resilience – Trying, learning and trying again, whether we succeed or fail.
- Understand what, why and how to use ingredients to create and ameliorate healthy, delicious and cost-effective bakery products.
- Demonstrate mastery of the equipment that turns ideas into reality, in the lab and on plant.
- Transmit a passion for shaping the future of bakery through a deep knowledge of its past.
- Talk confidently and comfortably about all things bread !
- Have at least 5 years’ experience working with bakery ingredients at industrial scale.
- Be able to travel in the UK and occasionally abroad (two days a week on average)
- Be open to flexible working hours
- Be confident with modern IT tools (primary usage: Microsoft Office Suite, Generative AI and SAP tools)
- Hold a Drivers’ license, a Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate and HACCP level 3.
We are a warm family company with a historical growth track record and a clear long-term vision for the future. We promote a caring, trustful and respectful work environment by putting people first.
We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace that fully embraces diversity and equal opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.
The benefits of this role include.
- Competitive Salary – a competitive salary of £55,000 to £60,000 based on experience, reviewed annually
- Annual Bonus Scheme – 5% standard, with stretch potential up to 10%.
- Generous Pension Plan – Up to 7.5% employer contributions to support your future.
If you’re excited about helping others grow and want to be part of something magical, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us shape the future at Puratos.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.