Vacancy Details
Key Account Manager – Foodservice
With an unrivalled reputation as one the market leaders within their industry our client has sustained exceptional growth particularly within the food service arena. A real passion and commitment to both the quality of the products they produce and continued investment in innovation has enabled them to thrive in the grocery retail arena.
The role:
- You will be instrumental in further developing an already established customer base that is still experiencing significant growth
- Taking ownership of all aspects of negotiation including price and promotional activity whilst delivering beneficial margin performance.
- NPD – Delight the customer with innovative product development activity that helps drive the category and consumer buying.
- In addition to growing existing accounts you will of course continually be aware of new business opportunities in order to maximize profitable business growth.
The Person:
- We are seeking a highly motivated and driven individual who can work well as part of a team or independently and that can add real value to a commercial team.
- You’ll need to have experience of working with foodservice customer’s
- In this role you’ll work closely with innovation and NPD teams so a real passion and genuine interest in food is important.
- You’ll have excellent relationship building skills and as well as being able to work at pace and under pressure you’ll have an input into the account strategy.
- Commercially strong you will be a motivated and driven individual who will be able to build effective relationships both internally and externally.