External Account Manager

FOOD AND NUTRITION – EXTERNAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Job Description & Required Business Acumen

• Introduce and follow up on new sales opportunities on Food & Nutrition products, provide sales solutions and realize sales budget targets in Food and Nutrition portfolio.
• Maintain sales activities & conduct customer follow-ups and manage relationships at assigned accounts.
• Effectively using deep knowledge of the Food ingredients markets, competitors and supply chains.
• Realize personal financial targets and maintaining gross-margin based profit flow in sales.
• Manage sales for customer requirements, solve problems, as well as identify and pursue new growth opportunities in Food manufacturing market.
• Conduct effective research to identify new perceptions and customer needs with arranging business meetings with existing clients and new customers.
• Proactively develop and manage customer relationships within an assigned territory and/or customer segment to drive business growth and market share.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Food Technology, Food Engineering / Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, preferably from reputable universities.
• 3-6 years of trackable experience in food ingredients sales account management, planning and implementing sales strategies.
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Ability to maintain long-lasting relations in customer management with excellent communication and process management skills.
• Strong commercial outlook and a sales approach to account management.
• Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic.
• We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.