Role
Which skills & talents will you use?
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Negotiation
- Networking & building relationships
- Persuading and selling
Which intrinsic interests will you be able to use and explore further?
- Enterprising
- Investigate
What will you do?
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Key Account Manager to join our Purchase Team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing strategic suppliers within the spirits, champagnes, and wines categories. You will play a key role in building and maintaining strong relationships, both internally and externally, while representing our organization with professionalism.
Your main responsibilities include fully managing your category and building strong commercial relationships with our global suppliers. You will act as the primary contact for these partners and represent our company with enthusiasm and expertise. Additionally, you will ensure accurate purchasing forecasts, optimize inventory management, monitor best-before dates (BBDs), and analyze performance.
Staying up-to-date with trends and expanding your network is a crucial part of the role. You will attend trade shows and events to discover new products and make valuable connections. Furthermore, you will organize strategic meetings with suppliers, negotiate contracts, and secure the best terms to optimize margins.
Working closely with our sales managers, you will advise them on pricing and product strategies, providing insights into retail opportunities, risks, and allocations. You will also contribute to improving our purchasing processes by producing reports on inventory, depletion, and supplier performance.
This dynamic role requires a detail-oriented and driven professional who can strengthen relationships and add value to our company and its partners.
Salary package
- Competitive salary package
Company
Which career drivers will you be able to aspire?
- Intellectual / physical challenge
- Intrapreneurship / ownership
These are the boundary conditions
- Fulltime
- Minimum experience: 3-5 years, Senior
- Languages needed: Dutch
Where will you work?
Our partner is an overseas distribution company that specializes in distributing duty free goods or services from one country to another. They facilitate the movement of products across international borders, handling tasks such as logistics (by truck, sea and air freight), customs clearance, warehousing, and delivery to retailers (think of the duty-free shops at the airport).
The organisation is originally a family business and you can still feel this in the corporate culture today: informal, collegial, entrepreneurial and inclusive. The company is growing strongly, mainly due to their customer-centric approach, focus on innovation and fast-paced way of making decisions. Due to this growth, they are currently looking for people to join the organisation.
It's a match? Our talent success managers will contact you immediately. Together we go through the match and we assess your personal wishes.