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Ref: OP065-109
Job description / Role
We are currently representing a leading international technical ingredients company, looking for an Account Manager for their brewing division, to be based in Istanbul. This is a highly entrepreneurial position, and a regional role for the Middle East and Africa.
Account Manager responsibilities:
Develop the business for the company in the brewing industry by acquiring new customers through business development and maintain the existing client base in the region
Liaise directly with customers and through distributors
Provide customer support for both commercial and supply chain interactions
Provide a technical sales process, through product application
Carry out B2B sales strategy of new and existing products, leading negotiations along with a defined marketing strategy
Requirements
Account Manager, requirements:
University degree qualified in food and beverage technology, or business
Minimum 5 years of experience, working with producers or supplies in the industry
A technical understanding of food and beverage industry processes
Minimum 3 years of B2B sales or account management experience
A strong business acumen and experience leading negotiations and pricing
Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time
Fluency in English is a must
Other language capabilities (French, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish) are an advantage
Computer proficiency
You will be offered a competitive salary and bonus scheme, and fantastic career and training opportunities.
To apply for this position, please send your CV and 2 professional references. If anyone you know might be interested in this role, please forward this information on.
About the Company
Millar Cameron has over 15 years resource solutions experience, serving both the international and domestic recruitment market.
Our clients know they can rely on us to put forward only the most suitable candidates, we believe our requirement to placement ratio is second to none. We are renowned for our speed of response, in most instances being able to provide a ‘same day’ service from receipt of the brief to submission of relevant CV’s.
Our belief is that ‘prevention is better than intervention’ and strive hard to ensure we get the right person for the job. Our commitment doesn’t stop when a placement is agreed; we follow through with both parties to ensure everyone is satisfied. Such is our success rate that in an average year less than 3% of our candidates have to be replaced—a figure that is all the more significant when one considers the extremely challenging environments that many of our placements are in.