Account Manager Foods

For our position as Account Manager we are looking for someone with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and vision that will help us grow and innovate. Your main mission is to manage the relationship with our key accounts set up and realize strategic account plans to achieve our sales and margin targets. You are proactively following market and product developments where you identify new opportunities & trends and translate them into commercial plans and actions.

This is how you tackle your day. You:

• Maintain and expand the relationship with your customers while keeping tabs on account plans product quality and profitability;
• Negotiate prices payments and delivery terms with your (international) customers;
• Set up KPIs to follow up on the realization of defined targets in the area of turnover and margin;
• Make adjustments based on analyses and reports to improve process efficiency;
• Work closely together with your colleagues and other internal stakeholders to achieve the best result.

This is you!

Communication and presentation skills are your superpower. You enjoy taking ownership and developing longlasting relationships with your clients. You can structure your tasks well maintain an overview and strategically work towards your targets. You are a great negotiation partner and you enjoy a good challenge while keeping your cool.

Profile

• You have completed a higher professional education (HBOlevel);
• You are fluent in English. Having a good command of Dutch or another language is a plus;
• You have at least 3 years of experience in an Account Management position within a mediumsized or large retail organization or in a Sales function on the manufacturers side;
• You are a great sparring partner at all levels both inside and outside the organization;
• You enjoy spending parts of your work time travelling to different countries attending fairs and going on store checks to monitor current market and product developments.

Being part of West Coast Supply Group means:

Having the freedom to find your own winning formula. We are a multicultural (we currently have 30 nationalities in our team) and dynamic group of individuals who all share a topscoring mentality and a commercial mindset. You will feel part of our team meet amazing colleagues and make new friends in no time. West Coast Supply Groups people make it a power factory; the openminded and collaborative team is key to (y)our success: we cheer each other on you can ask for help and you have the freedom to be your own entrepreneur.

You can look forward to:

• A competitive salary & benefits la carte package including options for selling and buying vacation days a Diversity Day and much more;
  
• A customized plan with your personal and professional goals and growth opportunities;
  
• Open ears for your innovation and ideas and room for realizing them;
• Working in our brand new office 1 minute away from Hoofddorp Train station;
• A drink at our own office bar on the 19th floor every Friday afternoon overlooking Schiphol airpor
• Awesome team events and legendary annual parties.