Account Manager

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Account Manager growing Oterra’s natural food-color business across Poland. Managing customers, sales pipelines, market opportunities, and strategic account plans.

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver sales in accordance with revenue budgets by customer and estimates for the assigned portfolio
  • Prospect new customers to expand the portfolio and increase market share
  • Drive customer product portfolios toward sustainable and profitable business
  • Monitor customer sales trends and implement corrective actions
  • Forecast customer needs and coordinate supply with Operations
  • Manage customer project pipeline and activities in Salesforce
  • Review progress with the Manager monthly
  • Monitor the food and beverage market and competitive landscape
  • Lead strategic projects within North Europe
  • Provide management reports, forecasts, sales budgets and estimates
  • Monitor account receivables and support resolution
  • Maintain and develop business with existing customers and convert new-customer opportunities
  • Map customer accounts and build multi-level contacts
  • Plan and execute customer visits, trials, seminars and innovation days
  • Maintain Salesforce account records and log customer activities
  • Support customer complaints and resolve routine problems
  • Develop local industry networks
  • Discuss and obtain approval for pricing strategies and tactics
  • Develop customer plans for main accounts
  • Screen the market for new opportunities and enter ideas into Salesforce
  • Observe product trends and promote concepts and products supporting local market and customer needs
  • Share market and customer insights with colleagues and managers
  • Participate in internal training and meetings
  • Liaise with Commercial Development and Innovation to meet local sales objectives

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years sales experience, ideally in food or beverage ingredients
  • Proven track record of delivering solid sales results through effective relationship building
  • Experience developing new business opportunities and value-based selling
  • Experience within the food and beverage industry highly advantageous
  • Previous experience with and understanding of specialty ingredients beneficial
  • Knowledge of food colours and/or application experience a significant advantage
  • Valid driving licence required for frequent domestic and international business travel
  • Ability to communicate and coordinate activities at a cross regional and/or global level within Oterra
  • Ability to drive the sales process
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken)
  • Fluency in Microsoft Office programs
  • Fluency in Salesforce advantageous
  • Growing ability to manage complex issues and work in cross-functional teams
  • Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach
  • Strong written and spoken communication skills

Benefits:

  • Attractive compensation package
  • Health Insurance
  • Pension
  • Life Insurance
  • MyBenefit Cafeteria
  • Lunch Cards
  • Flexible and modern way of working
  • Functional growth and learning opportunities
  • International environment
  • Dynamic and collaborative working environment