Sales Manager — Food Ingredients (GCC)

Apply in confidence: career.logicon.ae All applications are treated with strict confidentiality. Company identity disclosed to shortlisted candidates. Build a business, not a territory. A well-established UAE industrial group with over 25 years of manufacturing and distribution across the GCC is launching a dedicated Food Ingredients & Nutrition division, representing a world-class international ingredients portfolio. We are looking for the person who will own this line from day one. The role You will take an established portfolio of functional food ingredients — phosphate systems, minerals for fortification and nutrition, sodium-reduction and specialty solutions — into the GCC's major food, beverage, and dairy manufacturers. You know these accounts already. Now represent a portfolio with genuine technical depth, exclusive positioning, and the backing of a group with real manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics infrastructure in the region. What you'll do Own the P&L for the food ingredients line across the UAE and wider GCC Open and develop accounts with regional food, dairy, beverage, and bakery manufacturers — from first technical trial to recurring container business Work directly with customer R&D and NPD teams to get products specified Build the account map, pipeline, and forecast; report directly to group leadership Shape the division's growth plan, including future hires and product-line expansion What we're looking for 5–10 years selling food ingredients (not finished goods) to GCC manufacturers A demonstrable record of getting specification products trialled and approved — you can walk us through deals by name, timeline, and volume Existing relationships with technical and procurement decision-makers at major regional food and beverage producers Food science, chemistry, or equivalent technical fluency — you're credible in a customer's lab, not just their purchasing office Arabic an advantage; English essential UAE-based or ready to relocate, with regular regional travel Why this role Ground-floor ownership of an exclusive line with no legacy accounts to service. Competitive base with an uncapped, margin-linked incentive structure — designed so the person who builds this business shares in it. Show more Show less

5–10 years selling food ingredients (not finished goods) to GCC manufacturers. Demonstrable record of getting specification products trialled and approved with named deals (timeline and volume). Existing relationships with technical and procurement decision-makers at major regional food and beverage producers. Food science, chemistry, or equivalent technical fluency. Arabic is an advantage; English is essential. UAE-based or ready to relocate, with regular regional travel.

Own the P&L for the food ingredients line across the UAE and wider GCC. Open and develop accounts with regional food, dairy, beverage, and bakery manufacturers — from first technical trial to recurring container business. Work directly with customer R&D and NPD teams to get products specified. Build the account map, pipeline, and forecast; report directly to group leadership. Shape the division's growth plan, including future hires and product-line expansion.