Senior Key Account Manager 80 - 100% (m/f/d)

What is my role?

• Support, maintenance and strategic further development of existing key accounts

• Responsibility for sales, turnover and contribution margins in the assigned customer portfolio

• Building and developing sustainable and successful customer partnerships

• Acquisition of new customers and exploration of new market potentials

• Independent management of price and contract negotiations

• Development and implementation of customer-specific sales strategies

• Planning, implementation and follow-up of sales activities and promotions

• Recognising market trends and proactively deriving and implementing appropriate measures

• Close cooperation with production, product management, quality assurance and supply chain departments

• Participation in the development of new products and concepts for customers

• Preparation of offers, customer analyses and sales reporting

• Professional leadership and operational management of the internal sales team as well as its continuous development

• Active involvement in cross-departmental projects

What do I need to be successful?

• Basic training as a meat specialist or comparable training desirable

• Commercial further training as well as further training in sales, marketing or business administration

• Several years of experience in key account management or sales, preferably in the meat industry

• Proven success in supporting and developing key accounts

• Strong customer and service orientation

• Confidence in negotiations and a convincing manner

• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting

• Structured and independent working style

• Good knowledge of SAP and common MS Office applications

• Very good German skills; French skills an advantage

What are my benefits?

• A versatile and responsible position with great scope for design

• Company car for professional and private use

• Exciting customers and varied tasks

• A motivated and collegial team

• Modern employment conditions and attractive social benefits

• Purchase discounts within the ORIOR Group

• 5 weeks holiday

What distinguishes the company?

Our client is a company of the Swiss Food & Beverage group ORIOR with around 2300 employees. As professionals in meat refinement, they produce traditional specialties such as Appenzeller Mostbröckli, smoked products as well as ham and bacon creations. The corporate culture is characterised by innovative strength, positive team spirit, an open working atmosphere and high respect.

Languages
German: C2 - native level

Workplace
Zurich

Vacancy number
VA-JG5-7EL