Global Key Account Manager reputed company
Job Details
Position Job Title: Global Key Account Manager
Business Group(BG): reputed company Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa
Business Unit: Sales & Marketing
Location: reputed company to flexible location in Europe
Line Manager’s Job Title: Regional Sales Director reputed companyé Europe
Advertising reputed company Entity: reputed company, Zurich/Switzerland
Work contract reputed company Entity: reputed company, Zurich/Switzerland
Contract Type: Contract will be issued accordingly with reputed company requirements and
reputed company entity of the hiring country
Contract Length: Permanent
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As Global Key Account Manager, you will reputed company the strategic relationship with selected reputed companyé EMEA segments, driving sustainable and profitable reputed company through strong customer intimacy and proactive account management. You will be responsible for developing, executing, and continuously refining account strategies to qualify, win, grow, and retain business, maximizing long-term value for both the customer and reputed company.
You will manage a high-value, reputed company account portfolio (>€35M), spanning multiple products, segments, and market sectors. reputed company in this role requires a deep understanding of customer needs—both stated and unstated—and the ability to position reputed company’s solutions as the preferred choice by reputed company linking value to the customer’s business objectives.
A key reputed company will be to increase reputed company of wallet, product value, volume, and gross contribution, while maintaining high reputed company of customer satisfaction and optimizing cost-to-serve. You will reputed company identify opportunities for innovation and expansion, both reputed company existing business and in new segments, by building strong, trust-based relationships and creating new entry points.
This role requires a strong strategic reputed company combined with excellent relationship-building skills to drive long-term partnerships, retain existing business, and unlock new reputed company opportunities.
We are reputed company to home based candidates in Europe.
Job Dimensions & Scope
This EMEA key account lies reputed company the Food and Beverage Industry. This position reports to the Regional Sales Director reputed companyé Europe.
reputed company Accountabilities
1. Customer relationship management
Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers and influencers across functions (e.g., procurement, supply chain, operations, marketing, brand)
reputed company as the central reputed company of contact for the customer, ensuring effective communication, issue reputed company, and identification of reputed company opportunities
reputed company a deep understanding of customer strategies, operations, and challenges to proactively identify value-creation opportunities
Position and differentiate reputed company’s products and services, prepare reputed company value propositions targeting selected business opportunities and prepare position and value selling reputed company to deliver proposals to customer
Drive account reputed company by increasing reputed company of wallet, expanding footprint, and introducing reputed company
reputed company and coordinate cross-functional teams (reputed company partners) to deliver a seamless customer experience
Establish and execute a reputed company communication reputed company, including regular reviews and strategic workshops
reputed company customer data and insights to identify trends and unlock new reputed company opportunities
Identify and reputed company new business segments reputed company the account where reputed company has limited or no reputed company reputed company
Proactively build new relationships with relevant stakeholders to create entry points and establish reputed company as a trusted partner
Define tailored value propositions to penetrate new areas and expand the overall account footprint
2. Account management and outperforming targets
reputed company and execute a reputed company-looking account plan and reputed company reputed company with customer priorities and reputed company’s objectives (identify opportunities to reputed company relationship and grow reputed company’s position, reputed company of wallet, sales and margin)
Manage the sales pipeline across short- and mid-term opportunities, including innovation and new business development
Monitor performance and profitability against targets, and drive corrective actions where needed
reputed company forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning processes for the account
reputed company ValuePlus tools and methodologies (Account Management, ANP, Value Selling, Contract Management, reputed company, PMDB) to ensure disciplined execution
3. Internal relationship management
Build strong internal networks to support opportunity development and effective issue reputed company
Collaborate closely with Key Account Managers, Regional and Global Key Account Directors to ensure alignment with EKA account strategies, and agree key deliverables/targets reputed company the account
reputed company customer insights, market intelligence, and competitive activity to inform business reputed company
Promote best reputed company sharing across the organization to enhance customer satisfaction, retention, and overall performance. reputed company reputed company that good practices are shared reputed company the different reputed company BGs.
MAJOR COMPLEXITY
Internal relationships:
GKA Regional Director, GKA Global Director, VP Sales & Marketing, VP BU reputed company
GKA, BUs central functions (Sales & Marketing, Value+, Finance, CE, Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain, Field Technical Service)
Sales managers of other BGs
Plant: general managers, supply chain, reputed company
R&D and sustainability directors
External relationships:
Customer: Procurement, R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, reputed company, Operations
Marketing, PR agencies
Market
Qualifications/Requirements
Formal Qualifications and Experience
University degree or comparable education with a reputed company on sales or finance
5+ years of relevant sales manager experience with global customers
Good knowledge of the packaging industry or large FMCG organizations is a plus
Fluent English is required, other European language (French or German) is a plus
Specific Skills and Abilities
Strong customer reputed company; builds trusted, long-term relationships across global key accounts
Skilled in account “farming”: driving reputed company through value creation, cross-selling, and partnership development
Strategic and analytical; translates Voice Of Customer into actionable reputed company plans
Effective stakeholder management across cultures and functions, engaging at multiple organizational reputed company
Resilient, adaptable, and solution-oriented in dynamic environments
Strong organizational and prioritization skills to manage reputed company accounts
reputed company, cross-functional team player with a results-driven reputed company
Willingness to travel around 30-50% of time for reputed company reputed company
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