Vice President Marketing & Business Development, Food & Beverage Ingredients Producer

Senior Management | Excellent package

PA (ideally Pittsburgh metro), USA, Americas

Permanent

Ref no: NobleNet Job Listing | Recruiter ref no: 1001181 | Posted: March 3, 2026

Company Overview

Our client is a US based chemicals manufacturing company with a new world-scale plant manufacturing niche petchem and fine chemicals products for the North American and overseas markets. The company has subsidiaries in the USA, Netherlands, Asean and India.

Job Description

This is an outstanding opportunity to lead the US commercial operations of the one of the world’s leading manufacturers of intermediates used to make:

  • Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR), paper sizing resins, chemical synthesis;)
  • Food Ingredients, used in foods, snacks, beverages, juices and jams, medicines, dental care products and technical applications.

Reporting to the CEO of the Americas, the VP of Marketing & Business Development will lead and manage all commercial activities within the region. The position will develop a team of sales and sales support professionals and expand the business with existing and new accounts using a customer-centered mindset. The VP of Marketing will work closely with Supply Chain, Marketing, Product Management and Finance to meet customer requirements while balancing the company’s strategic goals. This position will be located in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area.

Job Requirements

  • A university degree ideally in chemical engineering or a related STEM discipline
  • Minimum 15 years of international commercial experience in the chemical industry; some experience selling into the food ingredients sector is essential.
  • At least 5 + years of Sales Management experience preferably selling both commodity and specialty chemical products and managing distributors
  • A thorough understanding of business metrics, especially the profit & loss (P&L) statement; prior responsibility for a business P&L is preferred.
  • Track record in leading teams and projects
  • Experience working both in a multi-national company environment and smaller “start-up” companies, is highly preferred.
  • Results driven, risk friendly, energetic, business-minded and have a solid knowledge of the business metrics that drive growth and profitability.

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