Key Account Manager Food Service / Head of Field Sales

Do you want to work in Key Account Management and enjoy developing a team? Then you are in the right place! As Key Account Manager Food Service / Head of Field Sales, you take on a central role in sales and develop solutions together with your team that advance our gastronomy customers (Care, HoReCa, Industry, Bakeries).

• Strategic and personal support of assigned key customers including expansion of existing partnerships and development of customer-specific solutions
• Responsibility for sales, budget, and target achievement to sustainably ensure business success
• Analysis of customer and market needs to derive appropriate measures
• Optimization of processes and structures to increase efficiency in daily sales operations
• Close collaboration with internal sales, marketing, and sales management to ensure consistent implementation of the sales strategy
• Leadership and coaching of around 9 field sales employees to specifically promote and further develop them

• Training in the food or gastronomy sector as well as further education with a focus on sales or business administration
• Several years of professional experience as a Key Account Manager with solid expertise in the Swiss Food Service market and initial leadership experience
• Confident German language skills in speaking and writing as well as good oral French skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, negotiation skills, and analytical-conceptual strength
• Good communication skills with joy in developing people and processes