Manger - Technical Sales and Business Development (Yeast)
Sales / Marketing / Business Development / Merchandising
About the Employer
Job Description
We Are Hiring
Manager - Technical Sales & Business Development (Yeast)
- Location: Sri Lanka — Island-wide responsibility
- Industry: Yeast / Bakery Ingredients / Food Ingredients
- Employment Type: Full time
We are looking for a dynamic and commercially driven Technical Sales professional with hands-on experience in Yeast, Bakery Ingredients, or a closely related food ingredient category to develop and grow our Yeast business across Sri Lanka. The successful candidate will be responsible for strengthening existing customer relationships, identifying new market opportunities, providing technical product support, and driving sustainable sales growth across the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Promote Yeast products through a strong understanding of product applications, customer requirements, and technical benefits.
- Build strong relationships with bakeries, industrial customers, distributors, wholesalers, and other relevant business partners.
- Provide appropriate technical and product related guidance to customers.
- Conduct customer visits, product demonstrations, trials, and follow-up activities where required.
- Monitor competitor activities, market trends, pricing, customer requirements, and new business opportunities.
- Work with management to achieve agreed sales volume, revenue, margin, distribution, and promotional objectives.
- Maintain a strong sales pipeline and provide regular market intelligence and sales forecasts.
- Represent the company professionally and contribute to building a strong market presence for the Yeast business.
Candidate Profile
- The ideal candidate should possess: Proven technical and sales experience in Yeast; experience in bakery ingredients, food ingredients, or a closely related sector will also be considered.
- Good technical understanding of Yeast applications and the bakery/food industry.
- Demonstrated ability to develop customers and generate new business.
- Strong knowledge of the Sri Lankan market and willingness to travel extensively across the country.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
- Ability to work independently, identify opportunities, and convert opportunities into sustainable business.
Personality We Are Looking For
- Energetic
- Persuasive
- Relationship driven
- Confident
- Self-motivated
- Customer-focused
- Results oriented
- Technically curious
- Resilient
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity for the right individual to take an active role in developing and expanding a Yeast business across Sri Lanka, with significant exposure to customers, market development, and business growth. If you have the technical knowledge, commercial drive, and passion to build a market, we would like to hear from you.
How to Apply
- Phone: 077-348-8880
- Application Closing Date: 28th August 2026
