Key Account Manager (Food Ingredients)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria; travel across Nigeria and occasionally within the region is required

Company

hirify.global develops bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients and food solutions, operating internationally across more than 85 countries.

What you will do

• Develop strategic relationships with major industrial bakeries, pastry producers, and large retail chains.
• Identify and open new business opportunities and execute key account strategies.
• Grow sales and profitability by introducing products, ingredients, and solutions and negotiating contracts, pricing, and annual agreements.
• Lead customer projects from concept to launch, coordinating technical, marketing, supply chain, logistics, and R&D activities.
• Monitor industry trends, competitors, customer insights, sales performance, and forecasts.
• Support customer training, product demonstrations, promotional activities, product trials, technical support, and approvals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in B2B sales or key account management, preferably in bakery, pastry, food ingredients, or a related industry.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining major accounts.
• Strong communication, negotiation, relationship-building, analytical, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn digital tools, data, AI, and new systems.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel across Nigeria and occasionally within the region.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an international company focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and food solutions.
• Freedom to make an impact and opportunities for professional development.
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package.
• Environment emphasizing transparency, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.