Nutrition Sales Manager

Within our Corporate Nutrition Sales team located in Denver – Leprino is seeking a Sales Manager to strengthen and grow partnerships across our nutrition ingredients business within the industrial segment. We take pride in our commitment to long-term relationships, steady improvement, and investing in the people and capabilities that support our customers as markets evolve.

At Leprino, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $113,000 and $128,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 12%.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and maintain B2B relationships with traders, distributors, and regional industrial customers.
• Grow assigned industrial accounts while expanding into new nutrition ingredient opportunities.
• Sell nutrition ingredients including sweet whey, lactose, and protein solutions into industrial markets.
• Balance account ownership with targeted new business development across assigned territories.
• Coordinate pricing, contracts, inventory positions, and order flow for industrial customers.
• Write clear pricing structures and support contract discussions with transparency and accuracy.
• Monitor commodity activity and collaborate internally to support market responsiveness.
• Lead customer discussions focused on industrial applications, formulation needs, and commercial fit.
• Plan and support trade shows, customer visits, and international meetings tied to industrial markets.
• Share timely account updates through regular reviews and collaborative planning sessions.

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline
• Six or more years of sales experience managing accounts, distributors, or trading partners.
• Experience supporting both new business development and existing customer portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate pricing, contracts, and inventory-related discussions.
• Ability to travel up to 33% of the time, including domestic and international travel.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master’s degree in business, international business, or a related discipline.
• Language skills in Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese.
• Sales experience in commodity-based nutrition or ingredient markets.
• Background collaborating across functions such as product development, quality, logistics, or finance.

At Leprino, we believe in equal employment opportunity and make employment decisions based on each individual’s unique talents, experience, skills, and knowledge; we do not discriminate on the basis of any personal characteristics. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture in which all employees can thrive.

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino Foods could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

Our Story:

Leprino’s history dates back to the 1950s, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” From a small corner grocery store we have grown to over 5,500 employees throughout the globe. Will you join us on our journey?