Beverage Team Lead (m/f/d)

Beverage Team Lead (m/f/d) for the UK & Ireland

We want you to inspire and guide a team of Account Managers and drive profitable growth across Beverage categories while positioning Symrise as the essential partner in taste.

Your Role

• Lead and execute the commercial strategy for Key Accounts in the Beverage categories to ensure sustainable, profitable growth.
• Drive strong margin performance through disciplined pricing and value-based selling.
• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Account Managers with clear accountability and collaboration.
• Ensure consistent application of Symrise’s Key Account Management processes, tools, and best practices.
• Build and maintain senior-level customer relationships and translate customer strategies into actionable commercial plans.
• Co-create and deliver growth plans with customers in alignment with the market strategy for UK & Ireland.
• Achieve sales, profit, and contribution targets while ensuring accurate forecasting, pipeline health, and performance reporting via CRM and EIS systems.
• Lead key account planning, drive innovation and co-creation initiatives, and manage complex customer projects from brief to contract.
• Uphold the highest standards of governance, ethics, and corporate stewardship.
• Ensure effective team development, KAM toolbox utilization, and delivery of strategic customer objectives as key measures of success.

Your Profile

• University degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field (or comparable commercial apprenticeship with additional BA studies).
• Minimum 8+ years of commercial experience in a multinational environment, including proven leadership of account teams.
• Demonstrated success within Beverage categories in the UK & Ireland.
• Strong skills in strategic relationship building, negotiation, commercial and financial acumen, and team leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and SAP.
• Independent, culturally adaptable, and highly motivated self-starter with strong business drive.
• Excellent communication and diplomatic skills and willingness to travel extensively.
• Additional language skills are beneficial but not essential.

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