Junior Key Account Manager

About the role

Ready to take a fresh step in your career? Our Sales team is looking for a motivated colleague who is eager to grow, build strong customer relationships, and help bring our iconic confectionery brands to even more consumers every day.

Key responsibilities

• Independently manage and grow a portfolio of customers across alternative retail channels, including non‑food retailers, e‑commerce, petrol stations and vending operators.
• Support the Key Account Manager responsible for Lidl, Kaufland and Tesco, helping drive success of major retail partnerships.
• Identify new business opportunities and maximise growth potential of the customer portfolio.
• Prepare and implement account plans aligned with the commercial strategy.
• Monitor sales performance, analyse results and recommend actions to improve business performance.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure excellent execution and customer satisfaction.
• Use SAP and other commercial tools for planning, reporting and account management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education.
• 2–5 years of relevant commercial or account‑management experience in FMCG, retail or consumer goods.
• Understanding of sales and marketing strategy, planning processes and commercial drivers.
• Proactive, flexible, open‑minded and results‑oriented mindset.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship‑building skills.
• Analytical thinking and confidence working with sales data.
• Fluent in Czech or Slovak and English (minimum B2).
• Valid Category B driving licence and residence within 40–50 km of Prague.

Required skills

• Experience with SAP S/4 (advantage).
• Strong usage of MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

What we offer

• Permanent full‑time employment with hybrid work model (office, home and field).
• 25 days paid vacation per year.
• Company mobile phone and optional company car for business and personal use.
• Comprehensive benefits package including sick days, pension contribution, meal allowance, home‑office allowance and group accident insurance.
• English courses, e‑learning platform and tailored training programmes.
• Clear development path to Key Account Manager.