Senior Key Account Manager Protein

Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their Purpose of “We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World”. The company’s product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. For more information, visit www.griffithfoods.com.

Purpose of the Role

Drive sustainable, profitable growth within Protein Processor accounts in Germany by leading strategic customer relationships, translating market and consumer insights into commercial opportunities, and aligning cross-functional execution with Griffith Foods’ capabilities and strategy. The role owns growth across both existing and new customers to deliver volume and margin in line with the defined strategy and budget.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Manage the Griffith Foods-customer relationship, including:

• Build partnerships with key stakeholders across the customer organization
• Negotiate prices and contracts in line with agreed margin expectations
• Optimize margins proactively through value engineering and product mix management
• Prepare forecasts and budgets
• Manage internal stakeholder relationships to support delivery of commercial objectives
• Coordinate technical and commercial activities across the account
• Organize customer presentations
• Manage the development pipeline
• Monitor market and competitive developments and share insights with the business
• Own and execute multi-year strategic account plans
• Resolve supply and quality issues in partnership with relevant internal teams

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Food Science, Marketing, or a related field is required.
• A master’s degree, such as an MBA or a degree in Food Science, is preferred.
• At least 5 years of B2B sales experience within the German Protein Processor, with a proven track record of delivering sustainable growth in complex, multi-stakeholder customer environments.
• Demonstrated experience in managing large German Protein Processor accounts with full commercial responsibility for revenue, margin, and negotiations.
• Experience working with retailers, food applications, or ingredient solutions is preferred.

Compensation

The starting base salary for this position is 82.500€ fix gross per year, plus bonus and company car.