Technical Sales - ANZ

About Freemen Nutra Group

Founded in 1995, Freemen Nutra Group is a global supply chain leader specializing in nutritional ingredients, food additives, and health supplement raw materials. Our extensive product portfolio covers food additives, vitamins, amino acids, botanical extracts, minerals, proteins, natural colors, joint health ingredients, cosmetic ingredients, premixes, APIs, and a broad range of functional ingredients, making Freemen Nutra a true one-stop ingredient solutions partner.

At Freemen Nutra Group, our diverse portfolio centers around ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, nutraceutical, functional nutrition, personal care, and related application markets. We integrate customer needs and provide start-to-finish product solutions through market intelligence, product knowledge, global sourcing capability, quality systems, and supply chain expertise.

We are now expanding our presence across Oceania and seeking a Technical Sales professional to support customer development, provide technical ingredient solutions, and strengthen Freemen Nutra’s position as a trusted partner in the regional market.

Position Information

Position

Technical Sales, Freemen Nutra Oceania

Market Segments

Nutraceutical, Food & Beverage, Sports Nutrition, Functional Nutrition, Pet Nutrition, Premix, Personal Care, and related application segments

Reporting to

Morgan Young – President of Freemen Nutra Oceania

Location

Sydney/Auckland/others considered on merit base

Type

Full Time

The Opportunity

As Technical Sales for Freemen Nutra Oceania, you will serve as a technical and commercial partner for customers across the region, supporting ingredient selection, product development, and application solutions across Freemen Nutra’s diverse ingredient portfolio.

Working closely with customers’ R&D, Product Development, Quality, Purchasing, and commercial teams, you will provide technical recommendations, coordinate product evaluations, help resolve formulation or application challenges, and support customers in bringing successful products to market.

You will also collaborate with Freemen Nutra’s global sourcing, product management, quality, and supply chain teams to deliver reliable, competitive, and solution-oriented ingredient support while contributing to sustainable business growth in Oceania.

Key Responsibilities & Expectations

• Provide technical consultation and ingredient recommendations based on customer application needs, formulation requirements, and product positioning.

• Support customers in product development, ingredient evaluation, troubleshooting, sample coordination, and application discussions.

• Promote Freemen Nutra’s ingredient portfolio through technical presentations, customer meetings, product introductions, seminars, and industry events.

• Build strong relationships with R&D, Product Development, Quality, Purchasing, and commercial stakeholders across customer organizations.

• Identify customer needs and application opportunities, and translate them into suitable ingredient solutions and internal follow-up actions.

• Work closely with Product Management, Sourcing, Quality, Logistics, and Supply Chain teams to coordinate specifications, documentation, samples, pricing support, and project execution.

• Support new business development and account growth by providing technical expertise during customer engagement and opportunity development.

• Monitor market trends, new ingredient technologies, competitor activity, regulatory developments, and product innovation opportunities across Oceania.

• Handle customer inquiries, technical questions, documentation requests, sample requests, complaints, and follow-ups in a timely and professional manner.

• Maintain accurate customer, project, opportunity, and forecast records in CRM/ERP systems, and represent Freemen Nutra as a trusted technical solutions partner.

Requirements, Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, Business, or a related field preferred.

• Minimum 3 years of technical sales, B2B sales, application support, business development, or account management experience.

• Experience in nutritional ingredients, food and beverage ingredients, dietary supplements, functional ingredients, premixes, cosmetic ingredients, APIs, or related industries is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of ingredient applications, customer product development processes, technical documentation, and quality requirements is preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and commercial stakeholders, including R&D, Product Development, Purchasing, Quality, and senior management.

• Strong consultative communication, presentation, negotiation, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to coordinate internal and external resources to support customer needs, project execution, and issue resolution.

• Familiarity with CRM/ERP systems and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work effectively across cultures and collaborate with global teams.

• Existing customer relationships or market knowledge within Oceania’s nutraceutical, food and beverage, functional nutrition, or related ingredient industries is a plus.

• Willingness to travel for customer visits, trade shows, technical meetings, and business development activities as required.

Freemen Nutra Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We make hiring decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.