Account Manager Wholesalers Professional

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Your role        
Vandemoortele Professional is part of the Vandemoortele family and we work to support the growth of professional customers in the Foodservice & Bakery channels. We propose smart solutions and a dedicated portfolio of tasteful products for our consumers.
As Account Manager Wholesalers within Vandemoortele, your objective is to develop and execute joint business plans with our partner wholesalers & distributors. Meanwhile, you take care of our company’s strategy and our must win battles, you step up to a more concept driven collaboration; and proactively seek for new opportunities to strengthen our position in the professional market and increase our overall distribution. Your portfolio is within the Belux Foodservice/Bakery channel, and you will report to the Sr. Key Account Manager National Wholesalers.

Your main responsibilities are:
1. To be an entrepreneurial Account Manager, driving volume & profit:

• You negotiate with the right counterparts.
• You put customer needs first to support the growth of our customers and Vandemoortele.
• You analyze market and customer data, exchange insights with sales and marketing, align with our ambition and strategy, and translate these into business and account plans.
• You set out the vision and growth journey of your wholesalers within their respective channels for the coming years and you take ownership of delivering the results.
• You build and execute the channel and account plans.
• You strengthen customer relationships within the contact matrix.
• You position Vandemoortele Professional as the branded and concept-driven partner and develop long-term profitable volume growth;
  
  

2. To be part of the Vandemoortele teams:

• You hold the commercial responsibility over some of Vandemoortele’s strategic partners and wholesalers. In this role, you have a key part in deploying our commercial plans and you collaborate with a wide array of internal stakeholders.
• You express a winning team spirit in a natural way and gain internal support for customers.
• You are part of the Vandemoortele Professional sales team, you interact with Field teams and other Account Managers, Marketing, Customer Service and Finance.
• You fulfill administrative tasks consistently and you are diligent in your P&L management.

What’s in for you? 

• You will join our big little family: Our associates are the beating heart of our company – they bring the flavour to our organisation. We cherish each member, prioritise their well-being and support their professional journey.
• We value you as a person: At Vandemoortele we value each one of our associates and recognise their unique contributions to team successes. You will have flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 50% of the time. We also invite you to join our sports and wellbeing activities!
• We care about your future and we support your professional journey: We embrace individual ambitions and encourage our associates to create a successful professional journey and entrust them to take ownership.
• We make products for you to love: We are a team of passionate food enthusiasts. In our mission to shape a tasty future we strive to create a wide range of food solutions that connects people, cultures and traditions.
• Easy to reach: Our HQ is located close to a bus stop and highway exits. Want to come by bike? Lease a bike at Vandemoortele!

Are you the one we’re looking for?
About you

• You combine ambition and passion for results with a dynamic mindset;
• You own interpersonal sensitivity & empathy, both internally and externally;
• You are eager to learn, to develop and to be developed;
• You embrace and live up to our corporate values;
• You are a food lover and/or passionate about food.

... And your experiences

• You have a master’s degree in economics, business, marketing, or a related field;
• You have at least 2 years of successful commercial experience in FMCG. Expertise in the professional area (Foodservice) is a plus;
• You showcase strong analytical & negotiation skills combined with a problem solving mindset;
• You have can work with MS Office and you are familiar to work with CRM-tools;
• You can fluently express yourself in Dutch, French and English (both written and orally).

Join us in making sweet memories!
We're looking forward to welcoming you to our delicious journey!
Submit your updated CV and compelling cover letter (optional) highlighting your relevant experience and motivation.
For questions or additional information, mail: louise.dejaeger@vandemoortele.com

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