Account Manager

Cooking is your passion? Or do you even call yourself a "food lover" or "foodie"? Or could you be enthusiastic about this area? Would you also like to work in a motivated and international working environment?

Our client is one of the market-leading companies in the import and distribution of authentic Asian food and non-food products with headquarters in Landgraf in the Netherlands. Due to growth, our client is looking for an Account Manager (m/f/d) for the North & West Germany market, who will ensure that the range of Asian food products is expanded so that we can all cook even more varied!

What will be your key responsibilities:

Looking after existing clients
Increasing Sales and supporting products
Generating Sales by initiating new Businesses
Working on Account management tasks with existing and potential new clients
Preparing visit reports
Setting sales prices and terms within established standards
Informing and advising your customers about new developments and products
Being responsible for your own sales plan and working together with the Field Sales Manager on the targets of your customers
Developing and implementing your chart of accounts
Signaling new developments and trends in the market
Attending trade fairs, when possible of course

What experience should you have:

You have completed a commercial apprenticeship and have a university degree
Relevant experience in a commercial role (field sales) in the FMCG industry
Experience in foodservice and affinity to the ethnic (Asian) industry is an advantage
Fluent German and strong English language skills are required to be successful in this position (other languages are an advantage)
Favourable factor, building relationships, making new contacts, trust, maintaining quality, and ensuring expertise
Excellent communication and sales skills
You are results-oriented, analytical, and have good negotiating skills
You love freedom in your job and find your way in this profession by working independently
Willingness to travel within the sales territory, 80% of your time will be on the road