Curtis Food Recruiters

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Our client is seeking a dynamic Business Development Director to accelerate U.S. market growth across the nutraceutical space and bring high value, branded ingredient solutions into leading nutrition, wellness, and functional product brands. This role is built for a true builder, someone who thrives on winning new business, expanding strategic partnerships, and driving measurable revenue impact. This leader will own go to market execution within nutraceuticals, open new doors with brand owners, CMOs, and manufacturers, and collaborate closely with technical, scientific, and R&D teams to deliver high value, branded ingredient solutions. This is a high impact, growth focused role where commercial success directly influences the trajectory of a fast growing, science driven organization. Primary Responsibilities: • Drive new business growth through proactive customer acquisition and strategic account development within nutraceuticals and functional nutrition • Deliver against aggressive revenue targets while building a durable and scalable sales pipeline • Partner cross functionally with R&D, Product Development, and Technical teams to bring customized ingredient solutions to market • Represent the company at industry trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings to expand market presence and opportunity flow Position Qualifications: • Minimum 5 years of B2B ingredient sales experience within nutraceuticals, nutrition, or functional ingredients • Strong hunter mentality with a proven track record of meeting and exceeding revenue goals • Ability to influence and close at senior decision maker level across R&D, Innovation, Procurement, and Commercial leadership • Willingness to travel extensively at times (up to 50%) to support customer engagement and business growth Get in touch with Mitch McWilliams at mitch@curtisfood.com to learn more.