🙌 What’s in it for you?
🔆 A strong corporate culture: Thrive in a collaborative work environment that values proactivity, teamwork, and cooperation across departments.
🍽 Diverse product portfolio: Work with both chilled and ambient food categories, keeping your days dynamic and filled with varied challenges.
🌟 Impactful role: Take ownership of strategic business development in the Belux retail sector, with the opportunity to directly influence key commercial decisions.
🥫 About the company
Our client is one of the leading food brokers in the Benelux region, representing renowned national and international brands. Their Belgian division focuses on \"Chilled & Ambient\" products, collaborating with the top 3 retailers in the region as well as smaller retailers and hard discounters. The company fosters a collaborative culture and offers employees plenty of autonomy to manage their roles effectively.
🔍 About the job
As a Senior Key Account Manager, you will play a key role in the commercial development of the \"Chilled & Ambient\" product range across the Belux region. Your key responsibilities will include:
📈 Negotiating commercial agreements: You will take a leading role in negotiations with major retailers, working alongside senior leadership to secure key deals.
📊 Promotion & action plan: Develop and execute promotional strategies in collaboration with the marketing team, translating these into actionable tasks for the field team.
📋 Business planning: Co-create and manage annual business plans, ensuring they align with brand objectives and internal goals.
🤝 Client relationships: Build and nurture long-term professional relationships with key retail clients in the Belux region, becoming the main point of contact for your portfolio.
🎯 About the ideal candidate
📚 Master’s degree: Ideally in economics or a related field.
🛒 Retail experience: Strong knowledge of the retail landscape, especially within FMCG, with experience in sales, key account management, trade marketing, or category management (10 years minimum)
🗣 Bilingual: Fluent in both French and Dutch.
💡 Analytical and dynamic: Results-driven, able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
🚀 Proactive and flexible: You take initiative, are adaptable, and eager to take full ownership of your role and responsibilities.