Senior Account Manager

About the role

Do you love traveling and working with collaborative and dynamic people? This might be the team for you!

 

We have an incredibly exciting, role within our high-performing Foodservice Europe team to be the drivers of change for our beverage brand DaVinci Gourmet. By supporting the Commercial Director, you will be the catalyst to our rapidly growing market expansion plans.

 

We are looking for entrepreneurial minds who are creative at problem solving, authentically themselves and love working with branded products…. Someone who does not mind working in the ‘grey’ and are able to build genuine trust and connection with colleagues and customers.

 

A career with Kerry Foodservice offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a career with Kerry is something you can feel good about.

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.

What you'll be doing

Reporting directly into the Commercial Director Foodservice Mainland Europe, the Account Manager will have direct responsibility for a portfolio of strategic growth accounts and play a key role in the delivery of our EUM and Brand strategy in the region.

 

Key responsibilities include:

 

• The delivery of account specific growth plans, budget development, forecasting, trade marketing in conjunction with Brand team (Da Vinci Gourmet/Kerrymaid/Chicken Train)
• Liaison with R&D and financial teams responsible for budget delivery.
• Selling the Kerry Branded portfolio and providing bespoke or own label product development where appropriate.
• An additional key element of the role will be developing and gain new business within Foodservice by making use of your extremely good Foodservice network and knowledge.
• Traveling (30-50%) is no problem for you and the rest you will work from your Sweden home office

What you can bring to the role

• Good English communication is needed, Swedish would be an added value
• Working knowledge of the Foodservice Market, preferably with direct exposure to the Beverage and Coffee channel
• A history of growth results in the commercial environment
• Ability to work at pace in an enterprise management environment
• Ability to manage many stakeholders through excellent communication skills
• Entrepreneurial in approach to work to deliver creative growth strategies and the ability to lead out execution of the plan
• A culinary background would be ideal, but not essential, although an interest in food & beverage is essential.

 

In Kerry we know that sometimes the perfect candidate doesn’t exist, and people can be put off applying for a role if they don’t fit all the requirements. If you are excited about working for us and have the majority of the skills or experience, then please do apply as you could be exactly what we are looking for.

What we can offer

In return we can offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package as well as the opportunity for self-growth and career development within one of the world’s leading manufacturers of food and nutrition technology.

 

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

 

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit.  We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic.