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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.\nAbout the role\nThis role of Account Manager (secondment) provides an exciting opportunity to lead a selection of high-profile growth accounts in the Chains team as part of the European Foodservice Chains business unit.\nReporting to the Sales Director for FS Chains, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the FS Chains team and will be responsible & accountable for sales growth & profitability, customer relationships and strategy & pipeline development relating to these customers across multiple markets.\nThis is a secondment/fixed term contract role for a duration of 9 months.\nKey responsibilities\nKey responsibilities\nDirect responsibility for a portfolio of strategic growth accounts and play a key role in the delivery of the overall Foodservice Chains strategy and specific account strategy.\nCustomer relationship management to ensure effective relationships at all levels & touchpoints.\nDevelop, maintain, and convert the opportunity pipeline in line with Kerry’s strategic goals through both bespoke and branded product and integrated solution selling.\nOpportunity pipeline management aligned to the business strategies and key financial metrics.\nAccountable for the understanding of the customer’s objectives & growth strategies and effective communication of these insights to the internal team.\nIdentify relevant insights / needs to achieve value creation for Kerry and the customer.\nPartner with Marketing & Applications to ensure all engagements are effective & deliver growth.\nResponsible for account planning through cross-functional collaboration & validation from the customer.\nDemand forecasting and budget setting with regular internal performance reporting versus targets.\nCommercial pricing and contract management to minimise risk and deliver sustainable margins. \nProvides competitor and market intelligence to inform business terms and service level enhancements.\nTake the commercial lead in crisis management situations.\nSupport the day-to-day management of the account, supporting and leading the holistic account team to ensure flawless delivery of supplier self-managed excellence.\nQualifications and skills\nQualifications, Skills & Competencies\nProven track of Account Management experience\nBusiness Degree or equivalent as a minimum\nFoodservice channel experience preferable\nTrack record of setting and delivering on growth targets and defending existing business\nStrong commercial acumen and analytical skills\nSolutions focused and committed to delivering best in class customer experience.\nAbility to work effectively to deadlines and resilience to adapt when challenges arise.\nExcellent interpersonal and communications skills with a passion for teamwork.\nSkilled at building and managing multiple relationships, internally and with the customer.\nWillingness to travel regularly as part of the role.\nPlease note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. 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