Overview
The Aiya family business is Japan's largest producer of premium Matcha green tea (champagne in the world of teas). With over 135 years of experience in the production of exquisite teas, our products set the benchmark for tea products in the food sector year after year. AIYA Europe has been importing the highest quality Matcha teas for the European market for 20 years. Our product portfolio covers the entire spectrum between bulk products for industrial customers and retail products for end consumers. For our office in the tea and port city of Hamburg we are looking for a motivated and independent personality as a: Key Account Manager (w/m/d) Fulltime – Hamburg
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About Us
The Aiya family business is Japan's largest producer of premium Matcha green tea (champagne in the world of teas). With over 135 years of experience in the production of exquisite teas, our products set the benchmark for tea products in the food sector year after year. AIYA Europe has been importing the highest quality Matcha teas for the European market for 20 years. Our product portfolio covers the entire spectrum between bulk products for industrial customers and retail products for end consumers. For our office in the tea and port city of Hamburg we are looking for a motivated and independent personality as a:
Key Account Manager (w/m/d)
Fulltime – Hamburg
Your Future Field Of Activity
- Management and development of key accounts in the foodservice, hospitality, and gastronomy sectors: Building and maintaining long-term customer relationships to increase revenue and customer satisfaction.
- Strategic customer consulting: Analyzing customer needs and developing tailored solutions and offers.
- Contract negotiations: Conducting price and contract negotiations with customers while taking company objectives into account.
- Market and competitor analysis: Identifying market trends and competitor activities in order to recognize opportunities and risks at an early stage.
- Coordination with internal departments: Close collaboration with marketing, product development, customer service, and logistics to ensure optimal customer support.
- Revenue responsibility: Achieving agreed sales targets and revenue growth.
- Reporting: Preparing reports and forecasts for management to analyze customer development.
- Participation in trade fairs and customer events: Representing the company and maintaining the network.
About You
- You are a communicative sales professional.
- You have several years of sales experience in the foodservice sector, ideally in hospitality, gastronomy, or the out-of-home market.
- You work independently, have a confident presence, are articulate, and have a strong willingness to learn.
- You enjoy celebrating personal achievements, and challenges motivate you.
- You have a very good command of German and English. An additional language is, of course, a plus, but not essential
Why Us?
- Exciting and varied task in an international team
- Access to exclusive offers for events, online store and much more via our exclusive benefits platform
- Our exclusive Aiya Card with €50 a month for your lunch
- Additional attractive health insurance offers
- Your personal pension support
- Matcha - Energy for free in our office in the heart of Hamburg
- The opportunity to help shape the food industry in a sustainable way
Onboarding
For your optimal start, you will receive an individual and tailored onboarding and coaching program from us that will pick you up exactly where you are. Of course, your team will support you to help you settle in quickly and hit the ground running.
How does that sound to you? Please send us your CV and your application video, in which you introduce yourself in max. 3 minutes and tell us why you would like to work for us, via the link below. The application video is a prerequisite for an invitation to a personal interview. Please also state your desired salary and your earliest possible start date. We look forward to getting to know you!
Salary
The minimum annual salary for this position is €60,000 on a full-time basis. A higher salary is possible depending on qualifications.
Secrecy
Your data will be stored internally during the application process. If you do not wish us to keep your data on file, it will be deleted after the application process has been completed. If you are in an employment relationship that has not been terminated, we will of course ensure that your application is treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Your Contact Person
Max NoackRecruiterAIYA Europe GmbH | KISSA TEA GmbHAm Sandtorkai 62, D-20457 Hamburg | Stiftgasse 6/1/2, A -1070 Wien+43 660 1756543max@aiya-europe.comhttps://aiya-europe.com | https://kissatea.com
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