Business Development Associate, Botanical Ingredients

Job overview

The Business Development Associate role is remote within the United States; compensation is listed as $120,000–$150,000 plus a bonus equal to 20% of base salary. Kalon Executive Search is conducting a confidential search for a global provider of science-backed botanical and specialty ingredients serving pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, dietary supplement, and health markets. The associate builds a foundation in sales operations, customer support, commercial processes, and product technical and regulatory knowledge, then progressively takes on prospecting, relationship development, and new business generation. The opportunity is designed as a career track toward a Business Development Manager role and includes domestic travel for customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events.

What you'll do

• Support sales operations, customer service, and commercial processes
• learn technical and regulatory aspects of the ingredient portfolio
• progressively take on prospecting, relationship development, and new business generation
• travel domestically for customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

business development associate

remote u.s.

botanical ingredients

nutraceuticals

health ingredients

b2b sales

sales operations

customer support

prospecting

domestic travel

$120k–$150k

20% bonus

401(k)

company car

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 20% of base salary as bonus, 401(k) contribution listed at 15%, platinum-tier PPO medical, vision and dental coverage, and a company car under corporate policy.

Why this role

Bachelor’s degree required; approximately three years of relevant sales support, customer service, commercial operations, inside sales, account coordination, or junior account management experience; domestic travel required.

About the employer

Kalon Executive Search is hiring for this role. Industry: Executive Search Services. Sector: 56.