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We have been retained by an international ingredients manufacturer to appoint a Category Manager for its North American business. Based in Lakeland, Florida, this newly created role will take ownership of a premium portfolio spanning fruit and vegetable extracts, tea solutions and sugar reduction, working across sales, innovation and manufacturing to shape category strategy, support customer opportunities and drive profitable growth. We are looking for someone who combines technical or scientific understanding with a strong commercial and customer-facing mindset.

A global natural ingredients business is looking for an experienced Team Lead to take strategic and commercial ownership of its growing granulates and inclusions portfolio. You will lead and develop a team of product managers while shaping the global portfolio strategy across innovation, pricing, supply chain and business development. Working closely with sales, R&D and regional teams, you will identify new market opportunities and support the continued profitable growth of the category. This role would suit a commercially minded product management leader with strong knowledge of food ingredients and experience within bakery, confectionery, beverages or related markets.

We have partnered with an international ingredients business to appoint a US-based Category Director for Pectins and Texturants. This newly created role will take full technical and commercial ownership of the category following the signing of an exclusive agreement with a major global pectin manufacturer. The successful candidate will combine deep food-grade pectin expertise with strong commercial and P&L capability, leading supplier relationships, technical sales, business development and category growth across the US.

Paragon Talent is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced recruitment professional to join us at an early stage of the journey. This is a high-autonomy opportunity for someone self-driven, commercially ambitious and keen to build real influence within a specialist executive search business. Sector experience is useful, but attitude, recruitment ability and a genuine desire to become an expert matter more. With commission up to 50%, international markets and clear scope to help shape the future of the business, the opportunity is significant for the right person.

Join an established North American ingredients business as it builds its commercial team across Europe. We’re hiring multiple Sales Managers to develop new territories, win business and grow customer relationships across the nutraceutical and wider ingredients markets.

Paragon Talent has been retained by a European-headquartered flavour and ingredients business to appoint a Chief Commercial Officer. This is a senior global leadership role with responsibility for the commercial organisation across Europe, North America, MEA and Asia. The successful individual will lead international growth, strengthen the commercial structure and develop the team as the business continues to scale.