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Senior Key Account Manager

Employer
Vitae Selection Ltd.
Location
Home Based Role with Frequent UK Travel
Salary
Upto £60,000 plus competitive benefits package
Closing date
21 Nov 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Senior Key Account Manager

Food Ingredients

Based: Home-Based

Basic Salary Circa: Up to £60,000 + Pension + Quality Bonus Scheme + Car + Holidays + Private Healthcare

My client is a global supplier of food ingredients to numerous sectors such as Food Manufacturers and Foodservice. They pride themselves on their reputation within the market and being first choice in their category.  Recent expansion into new markets has allowed the business to expand their headcount and they are now looking for an individual of excellent calibre to work in hand with the Commercial Director in line with the global strategy for this important hire for the business.

The Role:

  • Reporting into the Commercial Director you will help align the business with its global strategy.
  • You will work with a set of strategic and key accounts that are well-established within the business and are some of the leading blue-chip Food Manufacturers within the UK.
  • By selling a varied range of value-added solutions you will align the customer with the business and service all their needs across the ingredient portfolio.
  • You will liaise extensively with Marketing and NPD to ensure that the branding for the value-added solutions are on trend and offers functional value for your customers.
  • The remit covers the UK however there is the opportunity to liaise with external and internal stakeholders throughout the EU and further afield.
  • You will work in a range of markets covering Sweet and Savoury, and will have the ability to grow the existing accounts substantially.

The Requirements:

  • You will be educated to degree level and will be bright and articulate.
  • Experience within the Food Ingredients industry is essential, ideally within value-added or specialty ingredients rather than commodity.
  • You will be skilled at solution selling and utilising internal resources for the end goal.
  • By being presentable, engaging and tenacious you will engage with senior members of leading UK Food Manufacturers.
  • You will have the ability to build personal rapport quickly, whilst being able to look at complex deals with a keen eye for detail.

 

This is a career opportunity not a job so we invite applications from committed, career minded individuals

Please apply by emailing your up to date CV and full package details to:

Francesca@Vitaeselection.com

Please also consult our website for details of a range of other opportunities

www.vitaeselection.com

Company

The Vitae team truly understands the ferocity of today’s trading climate and the need to find and secure the very best talent embodied through an extensive network and a true commitment to the sectors.
Our combined recruitment experience within the Consumer practice gives a robust proposition to any client within our markets looking to make a serious investment in talent.

Vitae’s approach is a combination of both Search and Selection services. We have a thorough understanding of HR policy and procedure and regularly work as a preferred supplier to selected clients. Our team has worked on high profile single search mandates for senior permanent moves as well as high quality Interim hires together with multiple hire projects requiring well-co-ordinated advertising campaigns to deliver large scale teams. Our candidates benefit greatly from our insight into different business cultures together with our proactive model in finding and matching candidates to jobs. Our professionalism and delivery within these sectors in backed up by overwhelmingly positive feedback from both our clients and candidates.


Vitae work with a range of clients including large Global Food Brand’s, Plc.’s, Major Own label producers, Corporations, Owner Managed Firms and Private Equity backed businesses.


Core Markets


• Food & Drinks- Branded & Own Label
• Consumer Goods – Non- Food, White & Brown goods, Sporting Goods
• Ingredients – Flavour systems, Food Ingredients
• Retail- Grocery, General merchandise
• Packaging- Corrugated, Cartons, Closures, Plastics, Film, GNFR, Flexible and Injection Molding

Company info
Telephone
0113 394 4950
Location
21 York Place
Leeds
LS1 2EX
GB

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