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Account Manager Baking East Africa based in Nairobi.
Are you a results-driven sales professional with a passion for technical products and customer success? We’re looking for a hands-on, growth-oriented individual to join the Food and Beverage Africa Baking Commercial Team.
What You’ll DoLead accounts ensuring our solutions meet customer, market, and competitive demands.
Build and maintain long-term customer relationships, driving value through strong commercial and technical insights.
Collaborate across teams — Marketing, Technical Service, Supply Operations — to translate technical expertise into business opportunities.
Execute short-term targets while shaping long-term growth strategies for the market.
Operate independently with high ownership.
MSc/MBA in Business Administration, Sales & Marketing, or a technical field — or equivalent experience.
5+ years sales experience, preferably with food and multinational industry experience.
Baking industry experience and technical expertise are a plus.
Strong sales mindset, result-oriented, and growth-driven.
Ability to create an annual budget and strategic account planning are key.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; a true team player.
Willingness to travel extensively (50%+) across Africa.
Fluency in English; IT skills required, SAP knowledge is a plus.
Shape the future of Biology in Africa
Work in a cross-cultural, high-performing, coaching-oriented environment
Drive impact in a strategic and commercial role
Collaborate with skilled colleagues and leading industry partners
If you thrive on commercial challenges, customer impact, and international growth, this is your next opportunity.
Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career
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What We Do
Novozymes has combined with Chr. Hansen to become Novonesis: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. This global biosolutions company of 10,000 people is transforming how the world produces, consumes and lives. In 30-plus industries, its biosolutions help businesses meet their needs and the needs of our planet. Novozymes was formed in 2000 when Novo Nordisk split into three companies: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novozymes A/S and Novo A/S. Novozymes was the world leader in biological solutions with a commitment to Rethink Tomorrow. It served 130 markets with enzymatic, microbial and advanced protein solutions. The company’s solutions enabled higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits. In December 2022, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen entered into an agreement to create a leading global biosolutions partner by combining the two companies. The goal was to unleash the full potential of biosolutions and generate significant value for all stakeholders and society. The combination was completed on January 29, 2024 and Novonesis was born. The name means ‘a new beginning’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘genesis’. It reflects a new era where we’ll better our world with biology. You can find Novonesis on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. Novozymes A/S, part of Novonesis Group.
