(Senior) Key Account Manager Flavours and Ingredients

Be part of a company that celebrates human potential and creates solutions for healthier, more fulfilling lives with a deep respect for the natural world. Through passion and innovation, they develop cutting-edge products across multiple industries, including consumer goods, personal care, and speciality solutions.

With a diverse global workforce of over 16,000 professionals worldwide, you'll have endless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow alongside talented colleagues who share your drive for excellence. Your creativity, skills, and dedication will directly contribute to their mission of making a meaningful impact on people's lives around the globe.

They are a major international corporation that values both innovation and human connection, offering a dynamic environment where your unique contributions will help shape their continued success and positive influence worldwide.

About the Role

Join the dynamic and inclusive team as a (Senior) Key Account Manager in the flavours and food & beverage ingredients category. We are dedicated to driving growth, building customer relationships, and identifying business opportunities within the food industry.

We touch the lives of billions of consumers every day, making a significant impact on the food industry. As a Key Account Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving innovation and creating products that reach consumers through supermarkets and foodservice channels.

We foster a culture that inspires and challenges our employees while capturing the hearts and souls of consumers and customers. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusivity, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Key Responsibilities

As a (Senior) Key Account Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Business Growth: Deliver on both top and bottom-line targets, growing our business in a profitable way with both existing and new accounts.
• Consultative Selling: Utilise a consultative selling approach and demonstrate a deep understanding of our customers' needs. Go beyond the obvious to deliver a superior customer experience to drive growth.
• Strategic Business Development: Combine a strategic mindset with a pragmatic, action-oriented entrepreneurial approach to identify and bring in new customers and business opportunities.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with our technical Flavour Creation & Application and marketing teams to ensure successful project execution. Collaboration and teamwork are key to our success.
• Professional Development: Embrace a dynamic environment where creativity, business acumen, and technology intersect. Continuously seek opportunities to learn and grow.

We are looking for an ideal candidate who possesses the following characteristics:

• Industry Experience: Clear track-record of driving commercial success in the B2B food industry. Preferably in flavors and/or specialized food ingredients.
• Market Knowledge: Strategic business and commercial insight with deep understanding of the Benelux food market dynamics and ability to use this to deliver on business opportunities.
• Results-Driven: Hunter mindset with strong drive to achieve results and deliver on objectives. High level of accountability. Proactive, action oriented and determined.
• Interpersonal Skills: Self-awareness and excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, negotiate persuasively, and work successfully with diverse stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to handle complexity by balancing attention to detail with a pragmatic and hands-on problem-solving approach.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English, with knowledge of the Dutch language considered an advantage.
• Flexibility: This position can be tailored to fit a Key Account Manager or a Senior Key Account Manager level, depending on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Benefits Package

• Annual Bonus: Recognition and reward for your hard work and contributions
• Company Car: Lease car provided to support your daily commute
• Health Insurance: Substantial contribution to your health insurance coverage
• Generous Holiday Package: Comprehensive holiday offerings for quality time and recharging
• Collaborative Culture: Vibrant, diverse teamwork environment where every idea and innovation matters
• Industry Leadership: Be part of one of the world's leading flavor houses, where your creativity helps shape the tastes of tomorrow and delight consumers globally

Why Join Us?

If you are someone who is eager to grow, shape your own world, and thrive in a creative team environment, this is the place for you. We foster a collaborative and passionate work culture that encourages personal and professional development. Join us and make a positive impact on your world.

You will contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives, working within an inspiring teamwork culture where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. We embrace diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.