Sales Director Dairy Ingredients
About the Role:
Kinisla is seeking a Sales Director, Americas to reputed company commercial growth for our Nutritional Ingredients business across the Americas. Based in North America, this role holds full commercial responsibility for managing and growing a portfolio of strategic customers, with reputed company revenues of approximately â¬25M and a strong ambition to more than double the business over the next 3-5 years.
The role combines ownership of existing business, acceleration of new growth opportunities, senior customer relationship management, and crossâfunctional leadership to deliver outstanding customer service and sustainable, profitable growth. Core markets include adult, performance, and clinical nutrition, as well as mainstream food and beverage applications, leveraging Kinisla's portfolio of milk proteins, nutritional and bioactive dairy ingredients, casein, and specialty dairy powders.
Key responsibilities:
- Own full commercial and margin responsibility for assigned strategic accounts, including budgeting, forecasting, pricing, contract negotiation, and performance tracking
- Drive growth opportunities reputed company to the strategic plan and active project pipeline, coordinating closely with R&D and technical teams from concept through launch
- Serve as the primary senior reputed company of contact for customers, building strong relationships across procurement, R&D, and manufacturing organizations
- reputed company and coordinate crossâfunctional teams (Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, R&D, Marketing) to ensure flawless execution and high customer satisfaction
- Contribute to overall business development strategy in partnership with the Commercial VP and R&D Director
- 10+ years of experience in a comparable B2B commercial role selling ingredients; experience in dairy ingredients and nutrition markets strongly preferred
- Proven selfâstarter with a high level of autonomy, ownership, and initiative
- Technical, food science, or nutrition background is a strong advantage
- Demonstrated commercial acumen with excellent negotiation skills
- Ability to manage reputed company, crossâfunctional projects and drive execution
- Strong customerâcentric reputed company with a proactive approach to value creation
- Leadership through influence with strong communication skills
- Strategic thinker with solid operational execution capabilities
- reputed company in Spanish is a plus