JBT Food Tech

Key Account Manager II

JBT Food Tech$70K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in B2B industrial sales or capital equipment sales, preferably in food processing or automated manufacturing.
  • Proven capability in managing complex, multi-site corporate accounts.
  • Demonstrated success in nurturing existing relationships while aggressively pursuing new business opportunities.
  • 3-5 years of experience in a Key Account Management role.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business or Science, or equivalent experience.
  • Familiarity with CRM tools, specifically Salesforce.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the customer advocate and trusted advisor at the group level.
  • Enhance customer relationships through regular visits and communications with stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with Account Managers (AMs) and other sales team members to assess customer needs and identify new opportunities.
  • Present tailored solutions and negotiate master agreements as necessary.
  • Coordinate closely with the Service Key Account Manager to maximize co-creation of value for customers.
  • Work with internal teams and partners for a unified approach across various sites.
  • Share industry insights and customer knowledge with internal stakeholders to drive strategic decisions.
  • Develop and refine the Customer Plan with key internal partners.
  • Analyze various forms of data to provide actionable insights for the sales team.
  • Maintain a comprehensive pipeline of opportunities and ensure sales targets are met.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance from day one.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and family leave support.
  • Matched 401(k) plan for retirement savings.
Full Job Description
You will report to Sales Director.

Opportunity

JBT Marel is looking for Key Account Manager (KAM). The KAM is a dynamic, high-impact sales role responsible for driving revenue growth, maximizing market penetration, and fostering deep partnerships across a assigned geographic region.

Balancing strategic relationship management with aggressive business development, this role oversees a diverse portfolio that includes both high-profile key accounts and high-potential smaller customers. Acting as a trusted advisor, the manager will optimize Marel's market footprint by defending and growing core key accounts while actively hunting for new business and scaling smaller accounts within the territory.

Key Responsibilities
  • Be the customer advocate and trusted advisor on customer group level
  • Strengthen customer relationships by frequent customer visits and communications with different stakeholders on group and site level (together with (AM) and/or (ISM)).
  • Work closely with AMs, ISMs, CCMs, S-KAM to analyze customer performance and needs, identify opportunities and translate this into proposals for solutions to the customer.
  • Present opportunities and solutions on group level and proactively negotiate master agreements when needed.
  • Work closely with the Key Account Manager for Service to align approach to customer and explore opportunities for value co-creation for equipment, software and service.
  • You will work closely together with AMs, ISMs, CCMs and distribution partners to ensure aligned approach cross sites.
  • Sharing of customer and industry knowledge and best practice with all internal stakeholders.
  • Create and update the Customer Plan on group level together with selected internal stakeholders.
  • Analyze customer data, market data and competitor data and translate this information into valuable feedback for the sales organization and other relevant functions within JBT Marel.
  • Manage and maintain pipeline of opportunities, their status, and follow up activities.
  • Responsible for reaching the sales targets (budget) agreed for the customer group.


Experience & Qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience in capital equipment sales, B2B industrial sales, or advanced solution selling (experience in food processing or automated manufacturing industries is highly preferred).
  • Proven success managing complex, multi-site corporate accounts and long sales cycles.
  • Equal capability to deeply nurture existing relationships and aggressively hunt for new business revenue.
  • 3-5 years of experience managing Key Account
  • Bachelors or masters degree in business or Science or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • Experience with a CRM (salesforce)


Commitment to Global Health & Safety
At its core, Health and Safety is about ensuring everyone ends each day safely - and with the confidence that their well-being truly matters. It's more than protective equipment or warning signs - it's a shared commitment to working responsibly, looking out for one another, and speaking up when something doesn't seem right.

Travel & Location:
  • You will be remote in the Southeastern-Mid Atlantic US. The position will require Up to 70% domestic and international travel.


Benefits: JBT Marel offers benefits on day 1 of your employment. Including: Medical, Dental, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, family leave, vision coverage, and a matched 401(k) plan.

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About JBT Food Tech

JBT FoodTech is a subsidiary of JBT Corporation, a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry. JBT FoodTech designs, manufactures, and services technologically sophisticated food processing systems for the preparation of meat, seafood, poultry, dairy, fruit, vegetable, and bakery products. The company's equipment is used in the production of frozen food products, canned foods, and ready-to-eat meals. JBT FoodTech operates in more than 25 countries and has a customer base that includes multinational food processing companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, and government agencies. The company was founded in 1884 as the John Bean Spray Pump Company and is headquartered in Lombard, Illinois.
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Founded
1894

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