Executive Talent Partner - Food & Beverage Solutions (Commercial Hiring)Location: US - flexible / regional focus
RoleSolenis is seeking a commercially credible, highly connected industry professional to lead strategic talent acquisition for our Food & Beverage Solutions business.
This is a commercially aligned role embedded within the business, requiring strong credibility with sales and account leadership teams. The role is designed for someone who understands the food and beverage processing market and can leverage industry relationships to attract high-performing commercial talent.
The ideal candidate brings experience in commercial sales, account management, or specialized industry recruiting, with a strong understanding of the food and beverage, sanitation, hygiene, or specialty chemicals landscape.
This is not a traditional HR or high-volume recruiting role - success in this position depends on industry credibility, network strength, and the ability to engage passive commercial talent in a highly relationship-driven market.
You will operate as a trusted partner to commercial leadership, directly influencing hiring decisions and supporting growth across key customer segments and regions.
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
- Build and activate pipelines to support immediate and future hiring needs across key accounts and regions
- 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 specialized recruiting within food & beverage, specialty chemicals, or related industries
- 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.
The expected compensation range for this position is between $107,500.00 and $157,663.00 plus discretionary bonuses. The exact compensation may vary based on your skills, experience and other factors permitted by law.
