Sales Manager for Food Ingredients (f/m/d)

HSH Chemie is the No. 1 Chemical Distributor in Central and Eastern Europe, with over 35 years of expertise and a strong presence across 14 office locations in CEE. We're proud to be a leader in the chemical industry throughout this region.

As of January 1, 2026, we have continued our growth journey by integrating our subsidiaries, Hamburg Fructose GmbH International and No Sugar Sugar GmbH - an important step that enhances our network and unlocks new opportunities.

Our headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, oversees the strategic management and planning for our entire European team. Our "HSH Chemie family" comprises more than 300 dedicated employees. As a 100% family-owned company, we place a high priority on values like unity, loyalty, trust, and reliability.

At the HSH Chemie Group, we pride ourselves on innovation and are dedicated to continuous, sustainable growth. Therefore, we are always on the lookout for new talents who share our values and our vision, who want to develop personally as well as professionally and share the unique, entrepreneurial spirit of our HSH Chemie Group. Now, to strengthen our team at Hamburg Fructose GmbH International, we are looking for a

Sales Manager for Food Ingredients (f/m/d)

Your responsibilities:

• In this role, you manage and develop our international key accounts (clients, suppliers and distributors) through regular contact incl. visits

• You take full responsibility for the development, sourcing, and commercialization of food ingredients

• Therefore, you continuously monitor and analyze target groups, customer needs, competitor activities, benchmark products, and market trends

• Based on your analysis, you identify and drive new business opportunities as well as strategic partnerships

• You coordinate internal resources, capacities, and cost structures in close collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Additionally, you negotiate and prepare commercial offers as well as contracts driving sales and profitability planning

• You take over further tasks such as the creation of reports

Your profile:

• You successfully finished your commercial education or university degree with a focus on international sales, wholesale, business administration or comparable

• Furthermore, you gained at least 3 years of experience in international trading of food ingredients (e.g., in purchasing, sales, distribution, supplier management or customer service)

• You demonstrate a strong commercial mindset with a focus on sales and business development

• Additionally, you possess a high level of self-management combined with an analytical, structured, and goal-oriented way of working

• As a great team player, you are characterized by your reliability, proactivity, hands on mentality

• Your target group-oriented approach and your strong intercultural competencies convince us

• In addition, you are willing and flexible for international business travels

• You demonstrate very good communication and negotiation skills in both German and English

Our offer to you:

If you're seeking a supportive and appreciative team that values individual differences and strengths, the HSH Chemie Group may be the right place for you. As a family-run company, we offer long-term cooperation with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes, ensuring efficient and dynamic workflows. Our "HSH Chemie family" working model provides flexible work, along with numerous other benefits:

• Centrally located workplace with good public transport connections in the heart of Hamburg

• Ticket for public transport (“Deutschlandticket”)

• At least 30 vacation days per year (with a 5-day week)

• Attractive compensation package

• Subsidy to your company pension plan (after probation period) which increases with your company affiliation

• Subsidy to your capital forming benefits (after probation period)

• Corporate Benefits

• Mental health collaboration supporting you in your professional and personal well-being (nilo)

• Modern technical equipment (e.g., iPhone, laptop, headset)

• Wide range of company and team events

• Coffee, soft drinks, fruits, ice cream and sweets are provided

• And many more!

Have we caught your interest?

Then please send your application to Melanie Wolter.