What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Colorist Expert position at GNT Group?
At GNT USA, we are seeking a highly motivated Technical Sales professional to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing ongoing support to customers by gathering information through communicating with GNT's cross-functional teams.
">Main Goal: Grow existing business and create new business opportunities through proactive communication and technical support.
">Key Responsibilities:
">- Develop an understanding of GNT products and services.
- Provide ongoing technical support to clients to ensure all R&D and commercialization related requests have been addressed appropriately.
- Work internally with various GNT teams to help customer projects move forward efficiently.
- Submit requests to the Applications Team and work closely to ensure customer's needs are met.
- Facilitate interaction with customers via proactive email and phone follow-ups.
- Work closely with the Applications Team to provide customers with recommendations for new samples.
- Prepare marketing, technical, and regulatory related documentation based on individual customer requests.
- Utilize GNT's CRM based system for analytical needs and to fulfill customer related requests.
- Work with the Customer Service Team to ensure customer orders are processed as necessary.
- Provide ongoing support to customers and clients to ensure all requests have been addressed appropriately.
- Travel onsite to customers to give technical presentations and pitch ideas for future projects.
- Establish weekly targets for customer communication and interaction.
- Identify new business opportunities through participation in industry tradeshows and conferences.
- Represent GNT USA Inc. through new business outreach, including research and follow-up meetings.
- Develop an understanding of forecasting and operations.
Additional Responsibilities:
">- Visit the manufacturing plant in the Netherlands depending on customer needs.
- Participate in local and global sales meetings.
- Meet with GNT USA Inc. management on a monthly basis for customer reviews, discussion of goals and next steps.
- Seek new industry trends and opportunities by attending conferences and keeping well-informed of best practices.
About You:
">- Bachelor's degree in Food Science; Master's degree preferred.
- Experience working in product development, applications, or technical sales.
- Experience working in the food or beverage industry.
- Consumer research and sensory analysis skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong presentation formatting and public speaking skills.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Working knowledge of the following software programs: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Willingness to travel (30% ).
What We Offer:
">GNT USA offers a competitive salary, bonus potential, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunity for future career growth.
