Sales Account Manager, Germany

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Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DEU
In-Office
Entry level
Logistics • Other
The Role
Manage and grow a broad portfolio of German customers by developing strategic account plans, negotiating contracts, expanding revenue, and improving customer loyalty. The role focuses on supply-chain value, sustainability, stock accuracy, audits, pricing compliance, customer trials, and identifying new business opportunities. It requires strong relationship-building, commercial, analytical, presentation, negotiation, and project-management skills, plus native German and fluent English. Polish, food-industry knowledge, and supply-chain experience are advantageous.
Summary Generated by Built In

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

  • Manage and develop strategic customer relationships, ensuring alignment with CHEP’s growth objectives and delivering on revenue and satisfaction targets.
  • Collaborate with commercial leadership and internal teams to create and implement strategic account plans focused on growth, cost reduction, and sustainability.
  • Lead contract negotiations and commercial tenders to secure favorable terms while meeting customer and business objectives.
  • Conduct regular business reviews with customers to ensure compliance with audit plans and maintain accurate asset management records.
  • Monitor account performance metrics, including customer satisfaction (NPS), and develop action plans to address areas needing improvement.
  • Build and maintain strong networks within customers’ organizations, driving strategic initiatives to enhance supply chain efficiency.
  • Identify and secure new business opportunities through proactive networking and leveraging existing customer relationships, ensuring a robust sales pipeline.
  • Drive revenue retention and expansion by fostering long-term partnerships and managing customer relationships through effective communication and tailored solutions.

Your mission:

As a Sales Account Manager, it is your responsibility to expand and maintain our current business and customer relationships, together with a constant strive to improve loyalty, the value offered and perceived by the customer


Your tasks:


  • Managing a wide portfolio of customers in the assigned area.
  • A clear relationship builder with curiosity to improve and develop your customer's business.
  • Negotiation of strategic commercial agreements and owning the contractual compliance and pricing accuracy.  
  • Develop and execute a clear account management plan that generates value for the customer and CHEP with the intention of having a long-term business relationship
  • Clear driver of progress and adding value to your customers' supply chain with the ability to be agile and learn on the fly.
  • Ability to translate customers’ needs into a value proposition
  • Managing a customer from account management to stocks and growth opportunities
  • Expand and grow your customers and or receiver location in your geographic area
  • Creating a push and pull strategy in your market for CHEP solutions.
  • Support and manage trials for your peers across Europe.
  • Provide market recommendations to the leadership team.
  • Ensure Stock accuracy via Audits and transitions, and convince customers of Serial billing

Your experience and background:

  • Native German and fluency in English; Polish is a plus
  • Strong sales and account management experience in a similar role
  • Knowledge of/or working history in the food or food processing industry would be ideal
  • Experience in the supply chain
  • Proven track record and experience in working within sizeable multi discipline teams and influencing change in a matrix environment
  • Senior-level networking skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Results oriented, goal aligned approach
  • Project Management
  • Presentation Skills
  • Technical insights – especially on customer operations and support fill and discharge trials

What we offer:

💰 Annual bonus (15%) depending on company performance and individual targets 

🚗 Company car

📈 Generous global share scheme  

🕑 Flexible remote working & workation

🌴30 days holiday + 3,5 days (Carnival, Christmas, Silvester), with option to buy additionally up to 5 days  

💼 Company pension (BAV) 

❤️ Employee Assistance Program 

Remote Type

Hybrid Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Account Management, Adaptability, Building Rapport, Business Development, Commercial Sustainability, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Partnerships, Data Storytelling, Digital Customer Solutions (Dcs), Empathy, Experimenting, Negotiation, Our Business, Relationship Management, Sales Communications, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Value Propositions

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Native German language proficiency
  • Fluency in English
  • Strong sales and account management experience in a similar role
  • Experience in supply chain
  • Track record working within sizeable multidisciplinary teams and influencing change in a matrix environment
  • Senior-level networking skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Results-oriented and goal-aligned approach
  • Project management skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Technical understanding of customer operations and support for fill and discharge trials
  • Knowledge of or work history in the food or food-processing industry
  • Polish language proficiency

CHEP Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CHEP and has not been reviewed or approved by CHEP.

  • Retirement Support — The 401(k) employer match is portrayed as competitive and supportive of long‑term savings. Retirement programs are frequently positioned as a strong part of the total rewards package.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — The Brambles MyShare plan offers company‑matched share purchases after a holding period, enhancing long‑term wealth potential. This structure can be particularly valuable for those planning to stay through the match cycle.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time are consistently highlighted as strengths, with PTO often increasing with tenure. Time‑off programs are described as solid compared with typical offerings.

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The Company
HQ: London
6,172 Employees
Year Founded: 1945

What We Do

CHEP is a global leader in managed, returnable and reusable packaging solutions, serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage and automotive. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risk and product damage. CHEP’s 7,500-plus employees and 300 million pallets and containers offer unbeatable coverage and exceptional value, supporting more than 500,000 customer touch-points in 49 countries. Our customer portfolio includes global companies and brands such as Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestlé, Ford and GM. CHEP is part of Brambles Limited. For more information, visit www.chep.com. Reliability. Flexibility. The success of your business depends on both. With CHEP, you can be confident that you’ll get the equipment you need, when and where you need it. Our scale is unmatched, with more than 110 million pallets and over 530 service centers across North America. So you no longer need to worry about seasonal peaks or unexpectedly high demand. With our broad array of solutions and our pragmatic, roll-up-your-sleeves know-how, we give our consumer goods customers the platforms, the quality, the supply and the support they need to make more money on every unit load. Because everything just works better.

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