(Home office) Account Manager - Poultry/Swine Nutrition

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 that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The primary focus for this role is to promote Kerry’s Taste & Nutrition, Animal Health and Nutrition platforms to the European Animal Nutrition Market. This person will work closely with technical team to present our products and data to customers to show the benefits of using our technologies. This is a technical sales role and there needs to be a clear understanding of the industry and how customers view feed additives.

Key responsibilities

· CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS:

Establish Kerry as a long-term supplier at national accounts by developing, maintaining and expanding strong customer working relationships at multiple levels and functions. Utilize both direct contact and relevant trade organization events to build relationships.

· SALES BUDGETS:

Participate in development of annual sales budget targets for assigned accounts and takes appropriate actions to achieve targets.

· ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE:

Ensure that appropriate resources and actions are recommended to address customer-based issues including competitive threats, product and service complaints and sales erosion.

· SALES GROWTH:

Pursue and support long-term divisional growth through the development of overall strategies for assigned accounts. Identify and recommend new technologies and new market opportunities related to customer base. 

· PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Develop project opportunities and ensure communication flow between customers and relevant cross-functional areas.

Qualifications and skills

• Animal Nutrition background, B.S. Animal Science or higher.
• Preferably someone with previous working experience with Animal Nutrition additives, specifically enzymes
• Must speak English and be able to write in English.
• Proven experience in technical sales to the Animal Nutrition Industry
• Experience in Animal Nutrition or Production strongly recommened.
• Strong computer, written and verbal communication skills 
• Requires a minimum of 50% travel throughout Europe
• Willing and able to travel by car and plane.