Key Account Manager (Food Ingredients & Bakery Solutions)

Location: Istanbul, Turkey; hybrid work model. Travel within Türkiye and internationally may be required.

Company

hirify.global is an international food ingredients company developing solutions for the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate industries, with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and well-being.

What you will do

• Develop and execute long-term commercial strategies for assigned mid-size industry customer accounts.
• Build strategic customer partnerships and co-create value-added food ingredient solutions.
• Achieve sales, volume, turnover, gross margin, and profitability targets.
• Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities within the market.
• Lead customer projects from opportunity identification through successful implementation.
• Collaborate with Marketing, R&D, Technical Advisors, Operations, and Business Units while monitoring market and competitive trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of progressive Key Account Management experience in multinational organizations.
• Professional fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Proven food industry experience is required, preferably in food ingredients, bakery, patisserie, chocolate, or related sectors.
• Experience developing strategic customer partnerships, driving growth, and delivering commercial results.
• Strong business acumen, analytical ability, communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• MBA or Master’s degree.
• Experience with food innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model supporting work-life balance.
• Performance-driven annual bonus.
• Private health and life insurance.
• Company-sponsored individual pension plan.
• 20 days of annual leave, transportation allowance, and employee wellbeing support.
• Development opportunities and a people-focused culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurship.