KAM FOOD
Henkel
Brakpan, South Africa
Posted on Jun 2, 2026
About this Position Identifies business opportunities, steers business development budgets for agreed accounts and defined objectives (
What You´ll Do
What You´ll Do
- Identifies business opportunities, steers business development budgets for agreed accounts and defined objectives (A, B)
- Analyzes financial KPIs and proactively steers key account business Is responsible for timely and accurate admin. tasks supporting account strategy incl. sales forecast updates, monthly reports, etc.
- Develops and maintains strong executive and cross-functional relationships at HQ and key locations
- Delivers account targets KP/TP OSG and PC
- Translates customer’s strategy and priorities into a joint innovation roadmap
- Optimizes sales processes in country and leads junior KAMs
- Steers and supports internal resources to execute account strategy
- Defines and executes global / regional / local account strategy, including annual revenue plan (KP) and target plan (TP)
- Drives and rolls-out customer approvals and pushes upstream solution selling (A, L)
- Develops and maintains sustainable and long-term relationships with key accounts, key executives and sponsors
- Implements new customer acquisition plans for chain and prestige accounts (B)
- Defines account-specific pricing, negotiates contracts, ensures fulfillment of commitments and implementation of commercial policy (A, B)
- Strong customer management (modern trade & food channels)
- Commercial acumen (pricing, margins, negotiations)
- Category & portfolio management
- Cross-functional collaboration (sales, marketing, supply chain)
- Data-driven decision making (sell-out, market insights)
- Relationship building and stakeholder management
- Execution excellence & results orientation Understanding of local market dynamics
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Annual 1 month bonus
- 66.67% company contribution to Medical Aid
- Subsidised canteen
- Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programmes
