Bakery Account Manager - home office Bristol, England
Job description
Requisition ID 45488
Position Type FT Permanent
Recruiter #LI-VP2
Posting Type LI
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
Kerry is searching for a Key Account Manager for the Bakery Sector to join our team, working remotely with travel around the UK & Ireland.
What Will I be doing?
- You will manage stakeholder groups within one or more customers
- You will achievement of sales budget and margin target on an annual basis
- You will be responsible for ensuring all price and commercial agreements are agreed with customers and aligned to Kerry strategies and fully implemented with the customer
- You will be responsible for driving availability and customer orders as well as Kerry service levels (order fulfillment through to accounts received)
- You will actively work with Demand Planning to ensure that the customer sales forecast is accurately reflected in the business sales forecast
- You will create integrated plans that deliver the strategy Supporting brand execution
- You will be accountable for customer performance, ensuring JBP is a working document bought into by all stakeholders and reflects and achieves sales, profit & brand objectives for Kerry
- You will be responsible for expert knowledge of their customer, its competitors and the market they operate in
- You will be accountable for the creation and maintenance of customer business plans (JBP’s)
- You will be responsible for delivering accurate forecast working with demand planning
What do I need to be successful?
In Kerry we understand that people have very different career trajectories and experiences. In order to be successful in this role we would be looking for
- Previous experience in a Bakery sales environment, including Plant Bakeries, Fine Bakeries, Distributors & Bakery Ingredient Formulators
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of the baking and food industries
What do I get in return?
At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curious people the opportunity to make a difference. We work as a team, searching for the best ways to inspire food and nourish life. We are a community of innovators, working across disciplines to solve global food challenges with a fresh approach. We want you to achieve whatever you put your mind to.
Salary / Job role will be dependent on experience
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
