Key Account Manager Retail & New Business 70 - 100% (m/f/d)

About the job

Fresh Drink AG stands for entrepreneurial spirit, short decision-making paths, and consistent implementation. With around 30 employees, we develop, produce, and market premium beverages for the Swiss market. Under the brand sluups, we are market leaders in fresh juices and functional shots. We recognise relevant consumer trends early and translate them into convincing concepts that shape the Swiss retail trade.

We are looking for someone from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement

Key Account Manager Retail & New Business 70–100% (m/f/d)

Growth role with a focus on market development and entrepreneurial scope for design

Your tasks

Market development & new business — focus of the role

• Building new business areas, channels, and distribution partners – from idea to scaling
• Negotiating with new trade partners up to conclusion, including responsibility for results
• Market entry and route-to-market strategies, as well as product launches

Core customer responsibility

• Managing assigned key accounts including annual meetings, framework agreements, and conditions
• Negotiations with purchasing and category management, with sales and margin responsibility
• Joint business plans and expansion of assortment and sales with existing customers

Analysis & interfaces

• Market and competitor analyses for pricing and forecasting. Interface to supply chain, finance, and marketing

Your profile

You take initiative, find pragmatic ways, and drive new ideas forward with energy, structure, and implementation strength

• Degree in business administration or comparable education
• Several years of key account experience in FMCG or life sciences, with successes in building new business areas, brands, or categories
• Entrepreneurial and strong in closing – you turn market opportunities into concrete customer growth
• Enthusiasm for functional beverages and nutrition trends, affinity for digitalisation in sales
• Structured, independent, and communicative.
• Very good German and English skills, French an advantage

We offer you

• Key role with responsibility for results and entrepreneurial freedom
• Short decision-making paths, modern working environment, and a dynamic, innovative team
• Deputising for the sales manager in day-to-day business
• 30 days holiday, 41-hour week, flexible working hours

Send your application dossier to:

Claudio Holliger, Sales Manager

Please only personal applications – inquiries from recruitment agencies will not be considered. Questions or follow-ups will only be answered by e-mail.

Fresh Drink AG, Bruggacherstrasse 24, 8117 Fällanden

www.freshdrink.ch