Key Account Manager - Food Ingredients
HybridMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Partner with key internal stakeholders to align and implement strategic industry plan initiatives and product offerings. Support business goals by executing plans to achieve and exceed target revenue and gross margin. Run marketing campaigns with key customers across Pan India and cultivate relationships with top management of targeted existing and potential customers. Effectively manage projects in Salesforce and ensure timely delivery of food ingredients solutions according to customer requirements. Monitor industry trends, market potentials, and competitive intelligence to provide feedback to the team. This role supports the Food Ingredients business unit, which is expected to transition to CVC Capital Partners in the first half of 2027.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Food Technology, Food Science or any other relevant discipline
- Minimum 7 years of sales or commercial experience in Food ingredients, Flavours or Food & Beverage industry
- Experience with customers engagement and key account management
- Good commercial and technical acumen that enables identification of technical and commercial needs, and proposal of optimized solution
- Strong interpersonal skills, networking ability and team player
- Proactive and independent
- Proven ability to work and manage time and priorities un-supervised
- Effective listening, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills
- Willing to travel extensively
- Strong food ingredients and key account management experience
- Demonstrated 'can do' attitude, positive approach to problem solving
- Ablility to work independently and demonstrates respect for people
- The role is based in Mumbai, India (Hybrid role)
- In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree preferred
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