Account Manager
At Simple Feast we are on a mission to change the world’s eating habits towards a more sustainable future. We do it by using the power of plants. As we are scaling, we add more talents to the team that are interested in doing impactful work. We are looking for someone to take on the position as Key Account Manager and build sales across more channels.
What you’ll do
As our first account manager position at Simple Feast, we want you to set up and drive sales in retail and with that build relations to key store managers in retail, develop sales activities in stores and set up, coordinate and optimize sampling and marketing campaigns.
This position will be based in Copenhagen and you will be referring to the Head of Retail, Maximillan Lundin
Your responsibilities will include:
- To develop and strengthen our retail partnerships (Irma, Nemlig, Coop, Dagrofa, etc.)
- To find and develop B2B relations within restaurants, hotels and B2B
- To build sales and co-branding offerings with key partners, e.g. burger chains for ketchup or coffee shops for the dairy alternatives
- To develop and manage sales development activities with partners, e.g. set up after work convenience offerings with B2B partners, e.g. consultants, lawyers, etc.
- Develop sales materials with the marketing team
Who you are
You are an energy bomb with a strong drive, proactive mindset, and a talent for sales. You love to engage with people and you can enthusiastically convey the virtues of tasteful, plant based food. You are action oriented and would rather call than write an email. You know how to balance branding and sales and you get excited about visiting your partners and help them build our brand and sales. You understand the value of nurturing relations but also how to close agreements and get things done. You have a proven track record of building sales in retail. Previous experience and network within Food & Beverage is beneficial, but not a requirement.
We believe you are a person that shares our enthusiasm and passion for delicious plant-based food as well as our mission: Creating the future of food.
Requirements:
- Strong interest and or background in food
- Network in retail and hotels/restaurants
What we have to offer
- Probably the best lunch in town
- Flexible working lifestyle with the ability to combine working from home as well as from our awesome office in Reffen
- A unique opportunity to work in a certified B Corporation
- A rare opportunity to help scale a Danish brand into the North American market.
- Being a part of an international team that works towards a tangible impact on the food system - and likes to have fun along the way
- A healthy work life balance: we value that our employees carve out time for family, friends and activities that make them thrive
- A supportive and open company culture
- Pension and health insurance
Our core values
• Commit to the extraordinary: we aim to set the bar high throughout the business
• Brutal honesty: we build honest relationships with each other and our customers
• Care relentlessly: we serve everyone personally, within and without
• Fearlessly commit: we believe in a long-term commitment and go all the way
• Trust yourself and our customers: we celebrate our failures as much as our successes and make room for talent who can help us become better
Application
If you think this sounds like a good match and you are interested in joining our international team, please apply below and let’s chat. We will process applications and arrange interviews on a continuous basis.
We are aiming for a start date at either August or September 1st.
Simple Feast encourages anyone interested regardless of age, gender, religion, sexual orientation or preference or race to apply for the position. We value diversity of all kinds and we always try to improve our ability to hire people with diverse backgrounds. To help us be as open-minded as possible, please know that we have made it optional by submitting your name, age and background. For us, it does not say anything about your qualifications, as long as you submit your contact information, address, and upload a resumé. We are an equal opportunity employer.
- Team
- Operation Team
- Locations
- Copenhagen
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
Copenhagen
Perks and Benefits
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Healthy work life balance
We value that our employees carve out time for the family, friends and leisure activities. -
Lunch
With a mission of creating the future of food, we want to help our employees to eat healthy and plant-based meals everyday. Therefore, we are serving our own food for lunch cooked by our talented chefs. -
Discount
We value that our employees have a direct relationship to the product of our work. Therefore, we offer a discount on our meal boxes to all our employees. -
Activities
At Simple Feast, it is highly important that our employees mental and physical well-being are prioritized, which is why we offer our employees activities as Yoga, Running and Mobility Training. -
Development
Regardless of your role, we want you to feel that you develop as a human being. We will focus on your training from both a mental, physical and professional perspective on an ongoing basis.
The Simple Feast Culture
We are an international team, bringing with us the best from Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, and LA.
We have big ambitions and a global mindset. We work together to accomplish what we came here to do and we celebrate together as we get closer. We believe in a supportive and open atmosphere.
We care about our planet but we are not your usual hippies. We are working towards a serious cause but we like to have fun along the way. We like working with exceptional people but there is little room for big egos. We are looking for those driven by mission.
About Simple Feast
Simple Feast is an organic, plant-based food company that delivers weekly boxes of ready-to-eat meals, straight to your doorstep. We started in Denmark and are now taking the Danish culinary experience global.
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