We are looking for a Petfood Business Development Manager to help us grow our presence in the pet nutrition market. This is an exciting opportunity for someone eager to gain commercial ownership of a high-potential segment while learning from seasoned commercial leadership.
You’ll focus on building customer and distributor relationships, managing early sales pipelines, and supporting the execution of our petfood go-to-market strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Market Engagement & Sales Execution
- Identify and engage prospective customers in the petfood industry.
- Support in converting leads into commercial partnerships — from first contact through deal closure.
- Prepare and deliver tailored product presentations and samples with technical support from internal teams.
Customer Success & Relationship Management
- Build lasting relationships by understanding customer needs and acting as their internal advocate.
- Ensure smooth onboarding and post-sale satisfaction in coordination with operations and technical teams.
Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Research trends, competitor offerings, and customer feedback to help shape MicroHarvest’s petfood positioning.
- Provide insights to support pricing, product development, and marketing initiatives.
What You Bring
- 2–4 years of experience in petfood sales, ideally bringing an existing network in the industry.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Management or related fields.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-first mindset.
- Comfortable navigating technical products and translating them into business value.
- Proactive, self-starting, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment.
- Fluent in English;
- Willingness to travel (~20–30%), including outside of Europe.
Why Join Us
- Join a mission-driven company making real impact in food and sustainability.
- Work closely with experienced leaders while owning a growing business segment.
- Clear growth path with opportunities to take on more responsibility as you grow.
- A diverse, supportive, and highly motivated international team.
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What We Do
MicroHarvest Delivers Better Protein: Sustainable. Nutritious. Scalable. Protein is essential for a healthy diet, but with global demand expected to increase 50% by 2050, current sourcing methods are already harming the planet and often fail to provide truly nutritious food. At MicroHarvest, we are pioneering better protein production through natural fermentation. We produce high-quality protein in just 24 hours—faster than any other method. Like brewing beer or making yogurt, we use microorganisms, nature’s most efficient protein factories, to create tasty, healthy, and sustainable protein at scale. Independent of soil quality or climate, our process runs 24/7 anywhere in the world, requiring only a fraction of the water and land while cutting CO₂ emissions by over 95%. MicroHarvest is addressing today’s demand for highly nutritious food while building a resilient food system for the future. Together, we are HUNGRY FOR THE BETTER. 🚀 Hamburg & Lisbon Join us, we are hiring!
