Key Account Manager – Out of Home

Oatly AB; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plant-based food company in London seeks a Key Account Manager for the Out of Home channel. This role centers on driving new business and enhancing visibility with key accounts like restaurants and leisure venues. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of industry experience, be proactive, and have a passion for building relationships. Join us in implementing exciting seasonal collaborations and making impactful brand activations.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of experience in the channel with a proven track record.
• Strong ability to generate innovative ideas and solutions.
• Well-connected within the industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business with Barista Edition across the UK.
• Manage outreach and build proposals.
• Collaborate with the food and drink team for seasonal menus.
• Execute brand activations that grab consumer attention.
• Share insights with the UK & Ireland team.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Relationship building

Flexible

Energetic

Resilient

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

The Role

We\'re looking for a Key Account Manager – Out of Home (OOH). You’ll be responsible for driving new business into key, influential end user accounts, as well as strengthening our presence and visibility in existing operator partners. Where drinks are served and there\'s opportunity, we want you to increase Oatly\'s presence and impact. This includes (and isn\'t limited to) commercial coffee sites, QSR, leisure, hotels and restaurants.

As we grow, we need someone who\'s excited by the endless possibilities in the OOH channel – somebody who can move as quick as the market does! This role will be at the forefront of the UK growth strategy, the place our future consumers first try the brand and has the opportunity to set the pace of the business.

Here\'s what the day to day looks like...

• Drive forward new business with our hero product, Barista Edition, to build out our distribution & visibility across the UK.
• Manage continuous outreach to relevant new business, build proposals, lead pitches and keep all stages well documented in the Oatly CRM system.
• Be a champion of our existing relationships and ensure we listen to their needs to retain them.
• Collaborate with the food and drink experience team to launch exciting seasonal menus with Oatly as the ultimate base.
• Work with the Brand team to execute world class activations at site level, that get the brand noticed by consumers and businesses alike.
• Proudly share the work you\'re doing with the Oatly UK & Ireland team as such a visible area of the business, and the space where consumers trial the brand first.
• Be a role model within the OOH and business development team, sharing learnings and skills you\'re developing.

Who You Are

If the below sounds like you, you could be the ideal person for this job:

• You have 2-3+ years of experience within the channel and a proven track record of wins to showcase across this period.
• You have the personality to succeed in this role – proactive, flexible, humble, energetic, resilient.
• You implement a \'can-do\' attitude, generate innovative ideas and solutions when met with a \'no\' from potential end users.
• You're comfortable thinking outside the box with how to grab the stakeholders\' attention in a fun, Oatly way.
• You love building relationships and making connections around something you are passionate about.
• You're already engaged with our brand, love our products, and feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency.
• You're well-connected within the industry and love making new connections and contacts.
• You're based in London.

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