(Home office) Account Manager - Food ingredients

Biosearch Life, a Kerry Company; Bristol; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading taste and nutrition company is seeking an Account Manager for the Food Channel. The role focuses on building strong customer relationships and achieving sales targets while working remotely with travel across the UK & Ireland. Ideal candidates will have experience in food sales and good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in food sales, ideally B2B/Retail or Foodservice channels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer relationships to generate and maintain business.
• Achieve revenue, margin, and growth targets.
• Manage sales portfolio and build a strong sales pipeline.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of the food industry

Job description

(Home office) Account Manager - Food ingredients

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About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day, we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products consumed by billions worldwide. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers opportunities to shape the future of food and grow in a global environment.

Requisition ID: 59767
Position Type: FT Permanent

Workplace Arrangement

Remote with travel around the UK & Ireland.

About The Role

Kerry is seeking an Account Manager for the Food Channel to join our team, working remotely with travel across the UK & Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, develop, and maintain effective relationships with current and prospective customers to generate new business and maintain existing business across Kerry’s products & technologies.
• Achieve revenue, margin, and new business growth targets.
• Manage and report on your sales portfolio, building a strong sales pipeline.
• Secure new sales opportunities by demonstrating value to existing and potential customers based on market trends and customer needs.
• Ensure joint business plans and contracts are aligned with sales, profit, and brand objectives.
• Build customer account plans and target new opportunities.
• Improve the customer experience continuously.
• Develop a customer engagement strategy.
• Maintain expert knowledge of your customer, competitors, and market.
• Work with internal teams on quotations and pricing proposals.
• Maintain records in SFDC (CRM system).
• Collaborate with Sales, R&D, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams.
• Coordinate with Demand Planning for accurate sales forecasting.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in food sales, ideally B2B/Retail or Foodservice channels.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of the food industry.

What You Get in Return

We offer talented, curious individuals the opportunity to make a difference. Join our community of innovators working to solve global food challenges. Salary depends on experience.

Beware of scams; Kerry will not solicit candidates via unofficial channels or ask for payments. All official communications will come from verified Kerry accounts.