Executive Talent Partner - Food & Beverage Solutions (Commercial Hiring)

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company's product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree.

For additional information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.comor follow us on social media.

Location: US - flexible / regional focus

Role

Solenis is seeking a commercially credible, highly connected industry professional to lead strategic talent acquisition for our Food & Beverage Solutions business. This role requires deep understanding of the food and beverage processing market, strong professional relationships within the industry, and the ability to identify and engage high-performing sales professionals in a competitive, relationship-driven environment.

The ideal candidate brings significant experience in either sales or recruitment within food & beverage processing, water treatment, sanitation, hygiene, or specialty chemical solutions. What matters most is industry credibility, network depth, and the ability to influence senior commercial stakeholders.

This position is not transactional recruiting. It is a strategic, relationship-driven role requiring peer-level credibility with experienced sales professionals and trusted partnership with business leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated talent partner to Food & Beverage Solutions commercial leadership.

• Develop and execute talent strategies aligned to customer segments, territory expansion, and strategic growth initiatives.

• Leverage existing industry relationships to proactively identify and engage high-performing commercial professionals within food and beverage manufacturing.

• Build and maintain talent maps across competitors, adjacent specialty chemical providers, and relevant service partners.

• Assess candidates for commercial acumen, consultative selling capability, technical credibility, regulatory awareness, and cultural alignment.

• Provide market intelligence on compensation trends, competitor hiring activity, and talent availability within the F&B commercial space.

• Partner closely with HR, Talent Acquisition operations, and leadership to ensure a seamless, high-quality hiring process.

• Build long-term talent pipelines that support multi-year growth objectives across key accounts and regions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of commercial sales, business development, account management, or recruiting experience within food and beverage manufacturing, specialty chemicals, sanitation solutions, or related markets.

• Demonstrated depth of professional network within the food and beverage commercial community.

• Strong understanding of F&B production environments, plant-level decision-making, and consultative sales cycles.

• Ability to build credibility quickly with senior sales leaders and key account stakeholders.

• High level of business acumen and ability to evaluate commercial performance drivers in a complex, regulated environment.

• Proactive, relationship-driven approach to engaging passive talent.

• Comfort operating in a role that blends strategic market engagement with disciplined hiring execution.

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@solenis.com