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🇹🇷 Turkey Country Sales Manager – Food Ingredients (Hybrid, Istanbul)
GFIC – Executive Search | Global Food Ingredients Producer
Our client, a leading global food ingredients manufacturer, is seeking an experienced Country Sales Manager to drive commercial growth across Turkey. This is a hybrid role based in Istanbul and requires a strong track record in B2B food ingredient sales.
<h2>Tasks</h2>
What You Will Do
<ul>
<li>Lead and grow the Turkey sales portfolio across food &amp; beverage manufacturers</li>
<li>Manage key accounts including multinationals and major regional players</li>
<li>Drive sales of flavours, colours, extracts, powders, natural ingredients,</li>
<li>Develop and execute the country sales strategy, including forecasting and budgeting</li>
<li>Identify new business opportunities and market segments</li>
<li>Lead negotiations, pricing, and long‑term agreements</li>
<li>Collaborate with regional R&amp;D, technical, and marketing teams</li>
<li>Represent the company at customer visits, events, and industry fairs</li>
<li>Travel extensively across Turkey</li>
</ul>
<h2>Requirements</h2>
What We’re Looking For
<ul>
<li>10+ years of successful B2B sales experience in food ingredients</li>
<li>Strong network within the Turkish food &amp; beverage industry</li>
<li>Proven success selling to multinationals (dairy, beverage, bakery, confectionery, savoury, snacks)</li>
<li>Experience with flavours, colours, extracts, natural ingredients, powders</li>
<li>Excellent negotiation and relationship‑building skills</li>
<li>Fluent in Turkish and English</li>
<li>Based in Istanbul (hybrid work model)</li>
<li>Degree in Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or similar</li>
</ul>
MBA is a plus
<h2>Benefits</h2>
Education:
Degree in Food technology, Food engineering, MBA or similar

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