Beverage Team Lead (m/f/d) in Marlow

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food. With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America. Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Your Role

• As Beverage Team Lead for the UK & Ireland, you will inspire and guide a team of Account Managers, driving profitable growth across Beverage categories and positioning Symrise as the essential partner in taste.
• 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.

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career. Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise. If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.