Business Development Representative (Open to remote)

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. The Business Development Representative will contribute to increasing sales and revenue from new and existing market segments and channels by developing and implementing business plans and nurturing relationships to achieve revenue goals.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with category marketing and R&D tags to understand business requirements and market needs
• Pursue new market segments and opportunities for business development, calculating return and investment. With guidance, prioritize pipeline development activities and set revenue targets
• Monitor market development activities to align with company business goals. Ensure sales, marketing strategies and tactics utilized by the business are effectively aligned. Recommend adaptations and changes to the strategy as appropriate
• Nurture a small set of existing accounts to maintain and grow the business
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum requirement of 3 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 4 years or more of relevant experience
• Ability and willingness to travel overnight up to 25%
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Package
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sales, marketing, technical service or business development in the food & beverage industry focused on food ingredients