QSR Account Director – Foodservice

🔥 18 hours ago

🌐 France, United Kingdom – Remote

🇫🇷 France – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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Kerry

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10,000+ employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🤝 B2B

💰 $7.9M Grant on 2025-03

Food & Beverage • Pharmaceuticals • B2B

Kerry is a global ingredients, flavours and nutrition company that partners with food, beverage and pharmaceutical customers to develop taste, texture, nutrition and preservation solutions. The company provides flavour systems, sweeteners and taste modulation, proteins and plant-based solutions, enzymes, fermentation and other functional ingredients, plus pharma & life‑science products such as biopharma enzymes, excipients and tablet coatings. Kerry emphasises reformulation for healthier products, sustainability and food safety, and positions itself as a B2B supplier enabling customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products worldwide.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute a multi-year strategic account plan aligned to customer priorities, driving sustainable business expansion across multiple international markets and brands • Influence senior customer stakeholders and franchise markets to strengthen strategic partnerships, shape category strategies, and unlock growth opportunities across direct and indirect categories • Lead complex annual contract negotiations and RFP processes across multiple product categories • Champion a customer-first culture, driving best-in-class customer engagement and continuous improvement in partnership performance, measured through Net Promoter Score (NPS) results • Deliver annual growth, profitability, and forecasting commitments through robust commercial planning and pipeline management • Lead and align cross-functional teams across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial functions to deliver customer commitments and strategic growth initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Solid proven experience in account management roles within the Foodservice industry • Business Degree or equivalent as a minimum • Experience of managing Regional Strategic Growth accounts essential • Demonstrated ability to understand competitive and marketplace knowledge and translate into an effective strategy and action plan • Ability to independently develop a strategy, influence others, and increase contribution • Proven track record of delivering profitable and sustainable growth with a value creation mindset • Excellent commercial acumen • Demonstrated negotiation and analytical skills • Solutions focused and committed to delivering best in class customer experience • Ability to work effectively to deadlines and resilience to adapt when challenges arise • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with a passion for teamwork • Skilled at building and managing multiple relationships, internally and with the customer • Willingness to travel regularly (60%)

🏖️ Benefits

• Home office is possible (UK or France) • Opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment • Opportunity to shape the future of food • Reimbursable travel expenses