Job Description - Account Manager - Food - JHB

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Job Description - Account Manager - Food - JHB

One of our esteemed clients, being a leading stockist and supplier of chemicals, raw materials and ingredients, is seeking an Account Manager - Food for their Food business (chemicals and raw materials).

Key responsibilities

• Develop at different levels, a transverse relationship with the customer and ensures strategic alignment.
• Maintain current business within customer portfolio, grow basket with new products and regain any lost business
• Ensure and improve customer satisfaction and Loyalty.
• Understand the Customers overall business and activities (Competitive Environment, Growth Strategy, productivity, profitability).
• Drive the development of operational and strategic plans jointly with the Customer and the internal organisation (Targets, Budget’s).
• Actively pursue business opportunities, and ensure that there is healthy pipeline
• Drive closure of long-term sales contracts.
• Ensure accurate sales forecasts.
• Act as main interface between our employees and the customer contracts, if it is relevant
• Ensure a coherent implementation of commercial conditions in all markets and the solving of potential conflicts

Knowledge & Skills

• Marketing and Sales Experience.
• Customer Relationship and Account Management
• Excel - Intermediate

Qualifications and Education requirements

• 3 – 5 years sales experience within food or in the commodity trading environment
• Food technology Diploma, would be advantageous

Remuneration:

Cost to company is flexible depending on experience around R43 000pm plus commission. All interested candidates to send their updated CV’s, cover letter and their current/previous remuneration details to