
Key Account Manager – Food
Oatsome
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Frankfurt • Germany
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About the role
- You take primary responsibility for our drugstore key accounts and strategically develop collaboration with both new and existing partners.
- You independently conduct annual, pricing/terms and listing negotiations, ensuring that existing listings are not only maintained but deliberately expanded.
- You develop assortment and placement strategies and, over time, contribute to the further development of new and existing retail partnerships.
- You plan, evaluate and oversee promotions and trade marketing activities from concept through implementation at the POS.
- You develop persuasive sales arguments based on reporting and market analyses and derive concrete growth initiatives for your customers.
- You act as the central interface between Sales, Operations, Product Management and Marketing for all drugstore-specific topics.
Requirements
- You have at least 2 years of experience in Key Account Management in the FMCG sector—ideally in the food segment or in a drugstore/near-food context.
- You have independently conducted annual or listing negotiations and are confident in demanding negotiation situations.
- You have a strong understanding of assortments, shelf placement and retail mechanics, and know how to drive growth in brick-and-mortar retail.
- You routinely use performance metrics to make decisions and support your arguments.
- You work in a structured, self-directed manner and have a clear ownership mindset.
- You communicate reliably and confidently in German (C1) and have good English skills.
- You enjoy driving change, improving processes and actively shaping your environment.
- You are open to regularly visiting our Frankfurt office to brainstorm with the team and drive projects forward.
Benefits
- Creative freedom: Shape your work environment from day one. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy to put your personal stamp on Oatsome.
- Energetic company culture: Drive meets collaboration here. We’re a motivated team that grows, learns and gives its all together.
- Modern working conditions: We’re not fans of outdated hierarchies. We offer flat structures, flexible working hours and a hybrid work model that fits your lifestyle.
- Holiday Plus: We believe you deserve the freedom to take vacation as you need to recharge, so we offer maximum flexibility for your time off. This above-average vacation concept supports an ideal work–life balance.
- Company pension plan: You’ll benefit from a pension scheme that goes beyond statutory requirements, helping you plan for a secure future today.
- Team spirit: Regular after-work events and relaxed coffee breaks strengthen community and make working together fun.
- Office with the best breakfast: We provide a varied breakfast selection in the office.
- Personal benefits: Choose between a subsidized Deutschlandticket, a lunch subsidy via Lieferando Pay, or a discounted company fitness membership with Wellpass—according to your preference.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Key Account Managementnegotiationassortment strategyshelf placementretail mechanicsperformance metricstrade marketingmarket analysissales strategygrowth initiatives
Soft Skills
self-directedownership mindsetcommunicationpersuasivenesschange managementprocess improvementcollaborationreliabilityconfidencestructured thinking