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Remote Food Jobs in Illinois (NOW HIRING)

Account Manager Texturants Food - Remote Nature and Scope ADM Texturants offers a variety of ingredient solutions to the food, industrial and pharmaceutical markets. These ingredients include ...

FOOD SERVICE WORKER

IL · On-site +1

$18.42 - $21.48/hr

Serves food cafeteria style. Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete. Sets up dinning room tables for service, places food and beverages on tables, and replenishes items as necessary.

FOOD SERVICE WORKER

IL · On-site +1

$18.42 - $21.48/hr

Serves food cafeteria style. Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete. Sets up and operates dishwashers, performs preventive maintenance and cleaning on bowls, pots and pans. Also performs ...

R&D Scientist - US

Oak Brook, IL · On-site +1

$90K - $100K/yr

Stay current on emerging food technologies, ingredients, processing methods and industry trends ... Oak Brook, Illinois | Monday-Thursday onsite & Friday remote $90,000-$100,000 base salary + 10% ...

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Does showing a food service provider how they could save 250 thousand metric tonnes of carbon (just ... This role will be East Coast based-NY/NJ/CT or Chicago based, but will be remote. Please submit a ...

PARTNER ADVOCATE - REMOTE

Chicago, IL · Remote

$60K - $65K/yr

We are a hospitality company that partners with these local restaurants and food startups ... Remote (United States) Travel: Approximately 25% travel, based on business needs, market launches ...

PARTNER ADVOCATE - REMOTE

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$60K - $65K/yr

We are a hospitality company that partners with these local restaurants and food startups ... Remote (United States) Travel: Approximately 25% travel, based on business needs, market launches ...

PARTNER ADVOCATE - REMOTE

Chicago, IL · Remote

$60K - $65K/yr

We are a hospitality company that partners with these local restaurants and food startups ... Remote (United States) Travel: Approximately 25% travel, based on business needs, market launches ...

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How much do remote food jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 20, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote food in Illinois is $24.49, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $10.97 and $33.33 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a remote food job?

A Remote Food job involves working in the food industry while operating from a remote location, such as a home office or co-working space. These jobs can include roles like food writers, nutrition consultants, menu planners, remote chefs, and customer support for food delivery services. Many businesses in the food sector now offer remote positions for tasks like marketing, business development, and online culinary education. While some roles may require occasional on-site visits, most tasks can be completed using digital tools.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the remote food position, and why are they important?

Remote food-related roles, such as remote food writers, consultants, or customer service representatives, require strong communication skills, deep industry knowledge, and relevant experience in food and hospitality. Familiarity with digital collaboration tools, content management systems, and sometimes nutrition or food safety certifications can be beneficial. Resourcefulness, attention to detail, and self-motivation enable professionals to manage tasks independently and adjust to virtual teamwork. These abilities ensure high-quality work and efficient collaboration in a remote, food-focused environment.

What are the common challenges faced while working in a remote food industry role?

Working in a remote food-related position often means adapting to virtual communication, which can present challenges in clearly conveying ideas or instructions related to food or service. Staying connected with clients, teammates, or partners in different time zones can also require flexibility and strong organizational skills. Additionally, maintaining a deep understanding of current food trends or operational best practices may take extra effort since you aren’t physically present in restaurants, kitchens, or production facilities. Addressing these challenges often involves proactive communication, ongoing professional development, and effective time management.

What are the most commonly searched types of Food jobs in Illinois?

The most popular types of Food jobs in Illinois are:

What cities in Illinois are hiring for Remote Food jobs?

Cities in Illinois with the most Remote Food job openings:

Infographic showing various Remote Food job openings in Illinois as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% Internship, 81% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 6% Contract. Highlights an 100% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $50,942 per year, or $24.5 per hour.

Account Manager Texturants Food - Remote

Archer Daniels Midland

On-site, Remote

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago


ADM rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 185 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

75th of 365 rated logistics


Job description

Account Manager Texturants Food - Remote
Nature and Scope
ADM Texturants offers a variety of ingredient solutions to the food, industrial and pharmaceutical markets. These ingredients include lecithin and polyols. The function of the Account Manager is to own, develop and grow existing and new Texturants customers within the food segment in North America (US and Canada) as well as cross-sell/promote ADM's full pantry of products including flavors, colors, proteins, wholesome, and health and wellness ingredients. This role provides exposure to ADM's customer account selling process, product discovery, market intelligence, product applications, and marketing activities; focused within the food segment with emphasis on bakery applications.
While this position will be open to remote work, if residency is near one of ADM's locations including Decatur, IL, Chicago, IL, Erlanger, KY, Cranbury, NJ, etc; expectations would include a flexible in-office schedule. This role will utilize the Decatur IL business team and location for support, reporting to the Director of Sales, Texturants NA.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Managing and developing relationships across key customer influencers and decision makers.
  • Find, vet, and evaluate new business opportunities to develop lecithin and polyol market share with existing customer demand but also actively participate in new developments involving texturant inclusions and cross-selling the nutrition portfolio of ingredients.
  • Gathering and using relevant market information to the input and design of the business strategy at customer, market, pricing, and product level.
  • Interfacing with a portfolio of customers; negotiate sales contracts.
  • Managing sales contract execution from commercial agreement to delivery on time.
  • Develops and executes account plans for new and existing customers.
  • Must be able to define and deliver the annual sales plan for assigned market established by the business managers.
  • Managing sales volumes, pricing, credit issues, and contract status via interaction with the business support teams.
  • Employing customer related systems ranging from planning tools to CRM systems including SalesForce.com.
  • Coordinating special customer requirements through organization.
  • Prepares action plans for effective search of sales leads and prospects including hunting for new business.
  • Initiates and coordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets according to the strategic roadmap.
  • Provides timely, accurate, competitive pricing on all completed prospect applications submitted for pricing and approval, while striving to maintain maximum profit margin.
  • Maintains accurate records of all pricings, sales, activity reports and contract balances.
  • Compile monthly and quarterly reports to share with business leaders to ensure individual set goals are being met.
  • Ability to travel 30-50% of the time.
Education/ Experience:
  • Minimum - Bachelor's Degree.  Science-related field preferred.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the food ingredient or supplement industry.
  • Proven experience building new and existing relationships with key customers for food ingredients, including those in key strategic decision-making positions at headquarter level.
  • Superior strategic and tactical business planning skills.
Skills required:
  • Exceptional verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
  • The ability to influence stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
  • Highly self-motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, and presents strong work ethic.
  • Relationship builder with strong negotiation skills.
  • Strong time management and organizational skills.
  • Dedication to learning and cultivating new skill sets.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Robust contact relationship management systems skills preferred.
  • Effective and efficient multi-tasking capabilities.
  • Extremely comfortable with high level computer use in multiple programs, simultaneously.
  • Strong problem recognition and resolution skills.
  • Aptitude for working both as, team member, a team leader, and autonomously.
  • Sales meeting management (scheduling, agendas, actionable item identification, follow up).
  • Project and timeline management skills for development and sale of new products.
  • Professional presentation development and delivery through concise written and visual representations.
Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 
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