Interested in a career that matters?
At Novonesis, we work to transform how the world is nourished and protected — combining biology, innovation, and strong partnerships to create sustainable impact. Our customers are leaders in the global baking industry, and our strategic accounts sit at the very heart of our commercial ambition. To support this journey, we are looking for a Strategic Account Partner to join our European Baking Sales team. This is a highly visible, collaborative role where you will learn the full breadth of a global commercial organization — while actively contributing to performance, execution, and long term strategy.
If you are curious, structured, commercially minded, and enjoy working across functions and cultures, this role offers a unique platform to grow.
The Role & Your Impact:
As Strategic Account Partner, your focus areas will include:
You act as a trusted co pilot to the Strategic Account Manager and internal teams. You help ensure commercial excellence, strong governance, and seamless cross functional execution — while supporting strategic initiatives that drive customer value and profitable growth.
You’ll work at the intersection of strategy, pricing, operations, quality, and customer collaboration, gaining hands on experience in how global strategic accounts are managed.
Contribute to the development and execution of global and local strategic account plans through effective collaboration with cross-functional teams
Coordinate and facilitate account meetings, including steering groups and cross-functional collaborations, to drive strategic initiatives.
Support the preparation and follow-up of partnership reviews, performing performance tracking and pipeline prioritization to identify strategic opportunities.
Analyze and interpret commercial data using tools such as Power BI, SAP, and IBP to generate actionable insights and support performance reporting.
Assist in organizing customer engagement activities, such as innovation days and workshops, to foster collaboration and drive growth.
Partner with Legal, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to ensure robust governance of commercial contracts and operational alignment.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
1–3 years of experience in B2B marketing, commercial, or sales support roles, ideally within Food & Beverages, ingredients, or science-driven industrial environments
Solid understanding of value chains, pricing structures, and commercial agreements
Comfortable working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders
Analytical, structured, and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership
Clear communicator, collaborative team player, and comfortable navigating ambiguity
Fluent in both English and German (written and spoken)
Additional Skills & Interests We Value
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Commercial Strategy, Food Science, Food Technology, Biotechnology, or a related applied science
Additional language proficiency beyond English and German
Please note that this is a hybrid role, with 3 to 4 days working in the office and 1 to 2 days working from home each week.
Relevant Information:
Application deadline: 31.05.2026
Contact information: Kevin Robin Linggi, Head of Sales, Baking Europe, [email protected]
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.
Explore other openings
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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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and generous PTO with floating days, with some locations noting separate vacation and sick leave.
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Healthcare Strength — Provides medical and dental insurance, with coverage described as reasonably priced and of good quality in multiple regions.
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Retirement Support — Offers a 401(k) plan with employer matching and structured retirement benefits referenced across roles and postings.
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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.
