Business Development Manager – Food Ingredients

On Site Full TimeAuckland, Auckland, New ZealandIxom

Drive growth and build meaningful partnerships with IXOM’s Life Sciences Food Ingredients business. In this role, you’ll own and grow a diverse customer portfolio, uncover new opportunities, and deliver value through IXOM’s specialist product range.

Requirements

  • Ensure all customer and product SH&E requirements are met, with timely closure of actions and effective root‐cause resolution.
  • Drive profitability by identifying growth opportunities and maintaining a strong pipeline of new and existing business.
  • Generate and qualify leads through proactive customer engagement across visits, calls, and written communication.
  • Review account performance to prioritise focus areas and maximise long‐term revenue and margin.
  • Negotiate, manage, and close contracts while collaborating with internal teams to deliver tailored product and supply‐chain solutions.
  • Provide market intelligence and insights to support pricing decisions, product planning, and broader business strategy.
  • Analyse customer sales data to uncover margin improvement opportunities and inform account planning.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and new customers, ensuring accurate CRM data and effective account ownership.
  • Provide product recommendations and market innovations to support customers.
  • Manage customer issues, track sales processes, and support debtor management to ensure operational excellence.
  • Contribute to budgeting and forecasting while ensuring revenue and gross margin targets are achieved.
  • Conduct market research, collaborate with product managers and customer’s R&D on new product introductions, support marketing activities, and represent the company at industry events.

Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Recognition program
  • Health and wellness benefits and discounts
  • Wellbeing program
  • Education assistance and learning resources
  • Secondment and promotion opportunities
  • Workplace giving
  • Diversity and volunteering leave
  • Flexible working

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