Key Account Manager - Healthful Solutions

Location : Gurgaon

Reports to : Sales Manager, Healthful Solutions, India

Workplace type : Remote

What you will do

1. Sales & Business Development: Drive PAN India sales and business development for Beverages, Dairy, Bakery and Confectionery categories to achieve business growth and revenue targets.

2. Key Account Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing key customers while identifying and acquiring new customers to expand the business.

3. New Business Development: Identify new business opportunities, generate leads, understand customer requirements, and develop projects through solution-based selling.

4. Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with Technical and Business Development teams to develop customised solutions, prototypes and innovative product concepts based on customer requirements and market trends.

5. Commercial Negotiations: Handle pricing decisions, commercial discussions, customer proposals and negotiations to ensure business profitability and customer satisfaction.

6. Project & Customer Management: Manage customer projects through Salesforce, ensure regular updates on project progress, and coordinate with Supply Chain and Customer Service teams to maintain more than 95% On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery.

7. Distribution & Team Development: Manage and guide the go-to-market team, provide application-specific training, and strengthen distribution capabilities to maximise market reach and sales effectiveness.

What you will bring

• Bachelor/Masters degree in Food Technology, Food Science or any other relevant discipline.
• 7-10 years of sales or commercial experience in Food ingredients, Flavours or Food & Beverage industry.
• Experience with customers engagement and key account management.

Who you are

• Good commercial and technical acumen that enables identification of technical and commercial needs, and proposal of optimized solution.
• Strong interpersonal skills, networking ability and team player.
• Proactive and independent. Proven ability to work and manage time and priorities un-supervised.
• Effective listening, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to act like an owner, drive business opportunities by aligning with all internal stakeholder, execution focused.
• Willing to travel locally as and when desired (Intercity / Intracity).

Why Join Ingredion?

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Flexible Work Arrangements – We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities.
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they’re hired

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

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About Ingredion

Ingredion is a leading global, plant-based ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

At Ingredion, we embrace possibilities and inspire each other to think big. Together, we are reimagining how we can make life better through our differentiated ingredients and innovative solutions.

We share an inspiring purpose — to make life better, for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world. We belong to a culture of bold innovators, of people who believe that their skills, creativity, and passion can deliver solutions that can enhance people’s lives.

We create what's next, transforming our imagination into innovation.

Inclusion and Belonging

We have a welcoming and collaborative environment to build and grow a career in a multinational company. Here, everyone can be their authentic selves and be part of a community of talented and caring people, interacting with professionals around the world, made up of varied backgrounds, cultures and industries. We are encouraged to think differently and innovate through collaboration and experimentation. We are constantly imagining new ways to bring value to our customers, through new ingredients, solutions, and ways of working.

Are you being referred to us?

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