Director, Commercial Growth & Account Strategy
Job Description
Company
AMZX Flavor Solutions, the B2B flavor-development and formulation business of Amazomix USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Website: www.amzx.fit
Location
United States — Remote
The role is open throughout the United States. The East Coast/Northeast is preferred because of customer and industry activity, but qualified candidates nationwide are encouraged to apply. Occasional business travel may be required.
Engagement
Independent Contractor / 1099
About the Role
AMZX Flavor Solutions is seeking an experienced commercial professional to lead business-development and account-development activities across the flavor, food ingredients, beverage, nutraceutical, functional food, CPG, pet food, and related industries.
This senior-level engagement is focused on identifying and developing qualified B2B customer opportunities, building professional customer relationships, and coordinating commercial opportunities with AMZX's flavor-development, formulation, and product-development capabilities.
The successful candidate will be comfortable engaging with founders, R&D and product-development leaders, procurement professionals, and other senior commercial decision-makers. The role requires the ability to understand customer requirements, communicate effectively with technical resources, and support opportunities from initial qualification through development, commercialization, and repeat business.
About AMZX Flavor Solutions
AMZX Flavor Solutions provides flavor development, formulation, and product-development support for consumer brands. Its capabilities span flavor systems, botanical ingredients, functional formulations, rapid prototyping, and commercialization support.
AMZX works with brands seeking customized product development and formulation support.
Responsibilities
● Identify and develop qualified B2B customer opportunities in relevant food, flavor, ingredient, beverage, nutraceutical, functional food, CPG, pet food, and related markets.
● Establish and maintain professional relationships with prospective and existing customers.
● Engage with founders, R&D leaders, product-development teams, procurement organizations, and commercial decision-makers.
● Understand customer product-development requirements and translate them into well-qualified commercial opportunities.
● Coordinate customer requirements with AMZX technical and product-development resources.
● Support opportunities from initial qualification through project development, commercialization, and follow-on business.
● Develop durable customer relationships and identify additional product-development opportunities where appropriate.
● Maintain accurate records of commercial activity, opportunities, communications, and next steps.
● Participate in customer meetings, relevant industry events, and appropriate business-development activities.
● Represent AMZX Flavor Solutions professionally and accurately in the marketplace.
Qualifications
● Approximately 8 or more years of relevant professional experience in flavor, food ingredients, beverages, nutraceuticals, functional foods, CPG, pet food, or a closely related industry.
● Demonstrated experience in B2B business development, account development, commercial strategy, or a comparable senior commercial function.
● Experience originating and developing qualified commercial opportunities.
● Strong ability to build relationships with founders and senior decision-makers.
● Experience working with R&D, product-development, procurement, technical, or commercialization organizations.
● Sufficient technical and commercial understanding to identify customer needs and coordinate effectively with formulation or product-development teams.
● Strong written, verbal, organizational, and customer-communication skills.
● Ability to operate independently while maintaining clear communication, accurate records, and professional follow-through.
Applicants should not disclose confidential information belonging to current or former employers, customers, or other third parties. Please do not provide confidential customer lists, proprietary pricing, trade secrets, or other protected business information as part of the application.
Compensation
This is a 1099 independent-contractor engagement. It does not include a base salary or employee benefits.
Performance-based compensation tied to qualified customer business originated and was developed by the contractor. Detailed commercial terms will be discussed with qualified candidates and documented in the applicable Independent Contractor Agreement.
Performance-based equity participation may be available based on defined commercial milestones, subject to applicable corporate approvals and definitive equity documentation.
There is no fee, investment, purchase, franchise, membership, or other payment required to apply for or perform this role.
Working Arrangement
This is a remote, independent-contractor engagement covering the United States. The Contractor independently determines the manner, means, schedule, and location of performing the services, subject to agreed commercial objectives, customer commitments, applicable law, confidentiality obligations, conflicts-of-interest requirements, and other contractual obligations.
The Contractor may provide services to other clients, subject to applicable confidentiality and conflicts-of-interest obligations.
Future Opportunity
AMZX may, at its sole discretion, consider a subsequent transition to a full-time, W-2 employment arrangement with company benefits, based on performance and AMZX's business needs at that time. Any such transition, including whether it occurs, its timing, and its terms, is not guaranteed and would require a separate, definitive agreement. This posting and the underlying Independent Contractor Agreement create no expectation or right to future employment.
Application
Please submit your resume or professional profile along with a brief summary of your relevant industry experience, B2B commercial-development experience, and account-development experience.
Qualified candidates will be contacted for an initial confidential discussion regarding the role, commercial structure, and mutual fit.