Ricola AG
Schweiz
2 days ago
(Senior) Key Account Manager (100%)
- 19 May 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Schweiz
Job summary
Join Ricola as a (Senior) Key Account Manager today! Shape the future with us.
Tasks
- Develop and implement strategies for key retail partners.
- Negotiate contracts to drive brand visibility and sales.
- Analyze market trends to inform strategic decisions.
Skills
- 5+ years in sales, with 3+ years in key account management.
- Strong analytical skills and negotiation abilities required.
- Fluent in German and English, French or Italian a plus.
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About the job
You don’t just want to work, but to help shape things? Then you are exactly right with us.
Interested in joining as of now (or by arrangement) as
(Senior) Key Account Manager (100%)
part of Ricola?
This is what you can achieve with us.
You ensure that our strong brands are visible, successful and sustainably developed with our most important retail partners. In this role, you combine strategic thinking with operational implementation and actively shape the further development of our Swiss retail business.
Your mission:
- You are the central contact person for our most important retail partners and ensure that our products always have a place in the shopping basket.
- You develop and implement customer strategies that align with our corporate goals and further strengthen our position in the Swiss retail market.
- You design and conduct terms negotiations with foresight and tact, advancing our brands through strong deals.
- You keep an eye on the market, competitors and trends, thereby creating the basis for well-founded decisions.
- You coordinate and communicate effortlessly with internal interfaces such as marketing, logistics and finance, ensuring smooth processes.
- You take holistic responsibility for your customer portfolio and steer performance and forecasts purposefully towards sustainable growth.
- You actively maintain long-term relationships with our retail partners and utilise shared value creation potentials.
Your ingredients for shared success.
You are at home in sales, think entrepreneurially and understand how to develop relationships strategically and sustainably. You combine analytical strength with negotiation skills and a clear results orientation. For this, you bring the following:
- A degree in business administration, economics or further training as a sales manager
- At least 5 years of experience in sales, including 3 years in key account management in the FMCG sector, ideally in the Swiss market environment.
- Strong passion for sales as well as negotiation skills, persuasiveness and an eye for detail; international experience is an advantage
- Very good understanding of KPIs, budget control and ROI
- Fluent German and English skills, French and Italian are an advantage
What you can look forward to.
Together we achieve great things – sustainably and with foresight. Join our team and live the Ricola spirit with us. More about what makes us a great employer at ricola.com/chancen.
Contact
Ricola Schweiz AG
Salome Keppler
+41 61 765 43 31
salome.keppler@ricola.com
We only process online applications.