Dairy Ingredients Sales Manager

Job description

Dairy Ingredients Sales Manager Dairy Ingredients Sales Manager is based in Arden Hills, MN Seeking a Sales Manager to lead the Seasonings & Ingredients (S&I) core sales team. This position combines strategic account management with leadership of a high-performing sales team to achieve value-added ingredient business objectives. This role focuses on positioning Land O’Lakes as the preferred provider of dairy flavor solutions within the ingredient space and leads the team to deliver on evolving consumer and customer needs. Success requires close collaboration with Marketing on strategic planning and with R&D to drive innovation and deliver customer values. Position Description: The sales manager plays a key role through sales team leadership, account management, and business strategy. Primary accountability involves leading a team of three direct reports in achieving S&I core objectives related to volume, revenue, profitability, and project adoption by aligning with cross-functional partners on development, forecasting, production planning, and inventory strategies. This role oversees the development of long-term sales engagement plans and customer segmentation, ensuring the commerc...