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Key Account Manager

  • Location: Cheshire
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted almost 3 years ago

  • Sector: Food & Drink
  • Function: Account Manager
  • Contact: Jasmine Bartkiw
  • Contact Email: jasminebartkiw@coretalent.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 15 May 2021
  • Job Ref: 28309/002_1618477021

Key Account Manager

My client is a well known supplier of food & healthcare products who operate globally. Due to continued year on year growth there is currently an opportunity for an experienced Key Account Manager to join their team. This role would have responsibility for one of the largest accounts within the business along with a number of development accounts.

The Position:

  • To manage the development of a diverse range of existing and prospective customers which will require travel within the UK and Europe.
  • To make a significant contribution to the success of the business by securing profitable business opportunities, delivering strong growth in line with short and long term business forecasts and providing service standards to consistently exceed customer expectations.
  • To come up with new innovations & NPD with customers, providing them with market insight and keeping abreast of new ingredients and technologies.

The Candidate:

  • Educated to degree level, ideally a science based graduate
  • Excellent numeracy, business development and communications skills.
  • Ability to drive and manage multiple customer development projects from inception to completion within short timescales in a fast moving contract manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrable success of profitable business development in a business to business context probably within the healthcare and /or food supplement/food sectors,
  • Demonstrable ability of working with production and technical management to meet customer requirements through a combination of new product development and excellent customer service.
  • Ideally, expertise in the field of nutrition and / or knowledge of consumer marketing and brand management.