National Key Account Manager
Location: Hamburg
Language Requirements: fluent German and English
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose - Celebrating life, every day, everywhere - has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.
In this role you will focus on delivering outstanding results for customers and Diageo, and will take care of a brilliant execution of sales activation plans.
Top Accountabilities
- Directly accountable for major retailers, negotiating and perfectly implementing annual agreements, materializing the potential of untapped opportunities and sustainably growing our business.
- Prepare and lead the annual negotiations, implement the annual plans, create short and long-term customer strategies.
- Analyze data and recommend actions, as a result of in-depth measurement and evaluations of past activities.
- Apply best in class Key Account management skills.
- Keep abreast of key tasks, like forecasting, investment budgeting, preparation of performance updates.
- Relentlessly search for new opportunities, optimization of current processes and demonstrate a strong commitment to "grow yourself".
- Nurture the "one team mentality" approach that is needed
- Being the functional lead of other Key Account Managers.
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About you:
- Previous exposure to a commercial manager experience, 5-7 years work experience preferably in branded FMCG industry or retail market.
- Strong commercial skills, understanding of a P&L, high affinity for numbers, proficiency in Excel.
- Meaningful analytical skills, assertiveness, and interpersonal skills to build trustworthy relations.
- Entrepreneurial and strategical personality with foresight who enjoys teamwork but also working independently.
Our Offer
- An inclusive company culture that puts employees and their development first
- A competitive salary with bonus and many benefits that suit your lifestyle
- An industry leading parental leave policy
- ...and of course, THE best colleagues!
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for Diageo to thrive and to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Don't let anything stop you from applying!