Business Developer & Board Member UK (all genders)

GELITA UK Sales Ltd., Bolton, Greater Manchester Area

Term of employment: Full-time

Working model: Hybrid

The GELITA Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of collagen proteins and is represented on all continents with more than 2,900 employees and 20 sites. With our global presence and expertise, we provide natural collagen protein solutions in the health and nutrition markets as well as in the pharmaceutical and medical industries. In addition, our products offer a wide range of exciting innovative technical applications. Guided by our GELITA Values and scientific research, we drive innovation and consistently focus on excellence, experience and customer orientation.

What You Will Contribute

As a Business Developer & Board Member for GELITA in the UK, you will manage existing accounts, seek new customer opportunities, and oversee sales of Collagen Peptides and Gelatins, focusing on specialty portfolios. You will lead efforts to grow the region through new business development, manage key accounts, guide distribution partners, and contribute to the global strategy implementation. Additionally, you will handle regular business reporting, support local event organization, and manage the GELITA AG Representative Office in the UK.

What We Will Achieve Together

• Management of excisting accounts and hunting for new Customer Opportunities in B2B Supplement, Food and Pharma markets (B2B).
• Sales of Collagen Peptides and Gelatins with focus on GELITA’s specialty portfolios
• Grow the region with a focus on new business development
• Account Management, Management of selected Key Accounts
• Leading distribution partners to successfully develop and grow existing and new business
• Regular reporting on relevant business figures and forecasts
• Contribute to development and implementation of global GELITA strategy in the UK
• Support organization of local trade shows / conferences / customer events
• Management of the Representative Office of GELITA AG in the UK

What Makes You Stand Out

• University degree in International Business, Business Administration, Food Technology or similar
• Minimum 5 years plus of work experience in B2B Sales
• Experience in the Food / Pharma / Supplement industry mandatory (Business to Business)
• Experience in selling Ingredients and/or Excipients, nutraceutical background definitely a plus
• Entrepreneurial leadership skills with orientation to the management of small teams, building up new businesses and working in matrix organization is important.
• Excellent communication skills in English, (native speaker), further languages desirable
• Preferably UK citizen
• You are willing to spend 3 – 4 months in Eberbach (Germany) for an intensive product knowledge training and join the European Sales team for customer visits during the Onboarding-process
• Excellent IT User skills in Microsoft 360 and Salesforce. SAP S4 HANA knowhow helpful.
• Experience in new market entries desirable

Personal Attributes/ Experiences

• You are a self-starter with entrepreneurial talent and excellent communication skills
• You have strong practical organization skills and problem solving abilities
• You are result-oriented, reliable and you respect deadlines
• You are a team player with a positive attitude to make things happen
• Intrinsic motivation and hunting mentality. Convincing personality which is highly reliable and team oriented. A passion for the products to a successful sales manager is absolutely required
• You are committed to live up to and be a role model of our ONE GELITA values

What Awaits You

We value the diversity of our employees and are convinced that an inclusive working environment leads to better and more sustainable results. We therefore always make our selection decisions on the basis of competence and performance, regardless of personal or socio-cultural characteristics and beliefs.

Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations!

Please note that we are not allowed to accept applications by e-mail for data protection reasons.