Key Account Manager - Dairy & Food Sector - 7 month Fixed-Term Contract

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AsureQuality is seeking a Key Account Manager for a 7 month fixed-term parental leave cover, managing dairy and food sector accounts across New Zealand from Auckland or Christchurch with regular travel. The role is relationship-focused and growth driven, involving customer planning, negotiations, renewals, tenders, and cross-team collaboration to deliver valued outcomes while staying abreast of industry trends and regulatory changes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in B2B account management or technical sales, strong dairy and ingredients sector knowledge, a technical or science background, and a proven track record of growing portfolios and closing complex deals. To apply, tailor your CV to quantify wins, highlight solution selling and stakeholder management, demonstrate resilience, and apply early.

Company Description

Everyday our experienced team of 1,700+ people work alongside farmers, producers, and others throughout the food supply chain to help them uphold what Aotearoa stands for in food - a higher standard of quality and safety.

We are passionate about our shared role as Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, and have a deep responsibility to do the right thing for food and the environments it comes from.

Job Description

We have an exciting Key Account Manager opportunity available for a person to step into a 6-7 month long secondment or fixed term contract at AsureQuality. The purpose of this contract role is to cover for parental leave from July/August 2026 until mid February 2027. This will involve working with customers across New Zealand’s dairy and food sectors.

Step into an established portfolio, this is a strategic, relationship-focused role where you’ll drive growth through solution selling, build trusted partnerships, and identify new opportunities to deliver value through AsureQuality’s services and solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow strategic customer relationships across the dairy and food sectors
• Drive revenue growth and achieve sales and profitability targets
• Lead customer planning, contract negotiations, renewals, and tender processes
• Identify and develop new customer partnerships and emerging opportunities
• Collaborate across teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes
• Maintain strong market awareness across industry trends and regulatory developments

This is a 7 month position to cover for parental leave based in either Auckland (Mt Wellington) or Christchurch, with regular domestic travel required.

Qualifications

We’re looking for a commercially savvy relationship builder with a hunter mindset who enjoys working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in account management, technical sales, or customer relationship management within a B2B environment
• Strong industry knowledge within the dairy, food, ingredients, agribusiness, testing, or certification sectors
• A technical or science-based qualification
• Proven success building, growing, and managing customer portfolios
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, resilient, and solutions-focused approach

Additional Information

At AsureQuality, you’ll join a team united by a shared purpose - helping shape a better food world for future generations.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salary and incentive scheme
• Company vehicle, laptop, and mobile phone
• Flexible base location – Auckland or Christchurch
• Supportive leadership committed to your development and success
• Wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits
• Opportunity to work with some of New Zealand’s leading dairy and food sector customers

Ready to make your mark as a trusted partner, solution seller, and champion for New Zealand’s food industry?

Apply now - we’ll be reviewing applications as they come in.
 

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