Key Accounts Manager (Premier Foods - Dubai, UAE)

Competitive Base Salary, Housing Allowance, Generous Leave, Medical Cover, Discretionary Bonus, Training, and development etc.

The Company

Almarai is the world\'s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region\'s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company ranked as #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 41,000 employees servicing some 110,000 retail outlets and has reported net income of SAR 1.76 Billion on sales of SAR 18.72 Billion in 2022.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

The Role / Opportunity

The Key Accounts Manager will be responsible for the maximization and profitable growth of Premier Foods - Foodservice sales, builds and maintains relationships with key customer stakeholders for all strategic partners. He will play a fundamental role in developing future growth, and provide vision, direction, and leadership for sales teams.

The ideal candidate must have working knowledge and strong strategic experience in processing protein range of products and have worked with QSR and Key Account. The role is based in Dubai, UAE while directly reporting to the Head Office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must have the following:

• Bachelor\'s degree in business or similar discipline
• 15 years of overall experience including 5-10 years of exclusive experience in Protein range of products with Foodservice Key Accounts or FMCG sales management or distribution sales
• Experience in handling diverse sales teams delivering high performance.
• Experience in processed meat industry and product range
• Experience with Hand-Held Terminals or similar systems with previous distribution and van sales experience
• Knowledge of sales operation and Key Account dynamics and decision making
• Knowledge of Foodservice customers WoW and RTM skills / strong trusted trade relationships

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

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