Commercial Manager - Food Ingrediënts
About the role
Planture is a distributor specialising in food and feed ingredients. After building a successful business in Europe, we are expanding our U.S. operation from our office in Willis Tower, Chicago.
We're looking for a commercially driven professional with 2-5 years of experience in food ingredients, feed ingredients, food manufacturing, ingredient distribution, commodity trading, procurement, or B2B sales.
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing company at an early stage and play a key role in building our U.S. business.
What You'll Do
Develop and manage relationships with suppliers and customers.
Identify new business opportunities and grow your own portfolio.
Negotiate contracts and close deals.
Analyze market trends and identify opportunities.
Coordinate with logistics and operations teams.
Travel throughout the U.S. to visit customers, suppliers, and industry events.
What We're Looking For
2-5 years of relevant commercial experience.
Background in food ingredients, feed ingredients, manufacturing, trading, distribution, procurement, or related industries.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to take ownership.
Fluent English and a valid driver's license.
Why Planture?
Be part of building our U.S. operation from the ground up.
Work directly with experienced entrepreneurs and traders.
Broad role with commercial, operational, and strategic responsibilities.
Significant growth opportunities as the company expands.
Competitive salary plus performance-based bonus.
Office in Willis Tower, Chicago.
Travel opportunities across North America.
If you're looking for more than just a sales job and want to help build a growing international business, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Paid time off
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60606
Compensation
This Other role pays $50k-$80k/yr. Within typical range for other roles in United States.
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