Account Manager - Dairy

Skills Alliance; Nordrhein-Westfalen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills Alliance is seeking an Account Manager for Dairy & Sweet covering Germany, Benelux & Switzerland. You will manage and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts in dairy and sweet categories, building relationships with decision-makers across commercial, procurement, R&D and applications teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in B2B sales or business development, a background in flavours, dairy ingredients, or related food manufacturing, fluent German and English, and willingness

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in B2B sales, account management or business development.
• Background in flavours, food ingredients, dairy ingredients or the broader food manufacturing industry.
• Proven success managing complex key accounts while also developing new business opportunities.
• Strong understanding of dairy manufacturing, food ingredients or flavour solutions.
• Fluent German and English are essential.
• Based in Germany, ideally within easy access to the Benelux region.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the territory.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts within the dairy and sweet categories.
• Develop relationships with key decision-makers across commercial, procurement, R&D and application teams.
• Identify and win new business opportunities across Germany and Benelux.
• Build a strong presence within the dairy manufacturing sector and further expand market share.
• Collaborate closely with international commercial and technical teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Take ownership of a well-established territory while driving significant new business growth.

Skills

B2B sales

Key account management

Business development

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Job description

Account Manager | Dairy & Sweet | Germany, Benelux & Switzerland

Key responsibilities:

• Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts within the dairy and sweet categories
• Develop relationships with key decision-makers across commercial, procurement, R&D and application teams
• Identify and win new business opportunities across Germany and Benelux
• Build a strong presence within the dairy manufacturing sector and further expand market share
• Collaborate closely with international commercial and technical teams to deliver customer-focused solutions
• Take ownership of a well-established territory while driving significant new business growth

Ideal profile:

• 8+ years of experience in B2B sales, account management or business development
• Background in flavours, food ingredients, dairy ingredients or the broader food manufacturing industry
• Proven success managing complex key accounts while also developing new business opportunities
• Strong understanding of dairy manufacturing, food ingredients or flavour solutions
• Fluent German and English are essential
• Based in Germany, ideally within easy access to the Benelux region
• Willingness to travel extensively across the territory

This role would suit someone who enjoys balancing strategic account management with a strong business development focus and is excited by the prospect of influencing growth across an important European market.