Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Givaudan
Chemie
Kemptthal
- Art der Anstellung: Vollzeit
- Hybrid
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Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Über diesen Job
Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.
Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and imagination, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In France, discover the empowered passionate professionals who made history creating our legendary perfumery school. Feel the heritage. Acquire knowledge and experience, gained in our renowned European Creation Centre, or from any of our 17 innovative sites across the country. Every day, your commitment, your humility, and your risk-taking will shape our future. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Job Title: Senior Key Account Manager - Pet Food - Europe
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In Europe, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the region. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
By combining insights with innovation, we help our customers to create the food experiences of tomorrow with healthier products and consumer-friendly labels. Our always evolving portfolio is built specifically to fulfill consumers' wish lists, with a focus on Naturals, sugar and salt reduction, plant-based foods, and wellbeing for humans and for pets.
Reporting to the Head of Pet Food, the focus of this role is flavors, natural colors, and functional ingredients catering to manufacturers globally. The geographic scope will be the European region.
You will provide a single point of ownership and set the direction for the Pet Food category in collaboration with business partners and help to execute our strategy and plans including the route to market, innovation, regulatory, marketing, operations, M&A and communication streams.
Proactively generate a broad base of new business opportunities and define route to markets
Develop comprehensive ADPs for key accounts
Develop thorough understanding of customer potential through analysis of brand strategies, positioning, strengths and weaknesses, and competition
Manage brief pipeline (quality and quantity of projects) to achieve growth plans
Lead negotiation of pricing agreements in accordance with company guidelines and business stakeholders
Deliver budgeted sales and gross profit results within local sales territory
Ensure Givaudan is well positioned to participate in targeted briefs and on core lists
Manage large commercial projects in collaboration with relevant technical resources
Ensure visibility and exposure for Givaudan at account by maintaining and guiding appropriate call frequency with key product demonstrations and technical to technical interface
Defend base business in key markets and with key customers
Drive innovative projects with customer utilizing technical resources from one or more categories
Negotiate agreements with customer context of global account strategy/ADP
Follow up on customer submissions and manage wins through to production and launch
Collaborate on projects with various teams, and work cross BU and Functions
You?
- University degree in Food Science, Chemistry or Biology. Business education is a plus.
- Expert in the Pet Food market dynamics and product requirements.
- 10+ years of successful track record the pet food industry in technical and commercial roles
- Market Analysis: Experienced in using tools to analyze market trends and consumer behavior.
- Product Development: Knowledgeable about pet food formulation and industry regulations.
- Financial Skills: Able to analyze financial reports and creating business cases for new products.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Familiar with pet food labeling and safety regulations.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Join us and Impact Your World
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.