Key Account Manager Food Retailing for High-Growth Medium-Sized Company (m/f/d)

“Connections that simply fit”. With this simple principle, HAPEKO now implements 200 employees at 25 locations across Germany demanding consulting projects. Our activity focuses on the creation of links between interesting personalities with a desire for professional change and regional companies. Our client is an innovative and heart-borne producer of high-quality foods, who has devoted himself fully to the topic of innovation in new products. Product and process innovations are not empty Buzzwords here, but are actively lived. With great success: currently very successful years are written within the company's history! We are currently looking for an experienced key account manager (m/w/d) to strengthen the team in the food retail sector (LEH). This exciting position offers the opportunity to significantly shape the expansion and further development of the LEH business. At our client you will meet a highly-competent, design-friendly leadership team that will jointly drive innovations and draw on a line to achieve the highly defined goals. In addition to free spaces to implement your own ideas, your development is actively promoted. Creative thinking and innovations are not critical here, but are actively calling for them. Recognise yourself in this role, we look forward to your application! You take over the leadership of a demanding customer portfolio and work closely with various internal teams You develop and expand the brand business in the LEH and continuously analyze relevant market trends and competitive environments You initiate new business opportunities and actively work on the development of products and concepts in cooperation with customers You are responsible for achieving sales and profitability targets and, where appropriate, implement target correction measures You support the further development of a product category in close cooperation with various business areas such as sales, product development and marketing You accompany and coach project teams along the entire product development process

You bring several years of experience in the management and support of customers in the LEH and have a strong understanding of the business in the field of brand products You have excellent negotiating skills and entrepreneurial thinking to secure long-term business success You have sound knowledge of the German LEH and the trade mark business Ideally, you have experience in adjacent areas such as Category Management, Trade Marketing or Product Management You can build and maintain customer relationships and are able to effectively integrate internal and external partners You are characterized by their own initiative, flexibility, team spirit and a high level of resilience and are confident in German and English (in word and writing)

A future-oriented employer with excellent market positioning Exciting projects and innovative products A positive coexistence in an authentic duz culture Variety of training courses according to personal needs Large design-free spaces and the possibility to create a truly sustainable A dynamic management, which explicitly wishes, evaluates and actively implements ideas with you, wishes, wishes and willingness to design Optimum reconciliation of family, leisure and work thanks to flexible working hours and places (mobile work on 1-2 days/week possible) 30 days off An attractive salary package including additional services and a company car (also for private use)