SeniAccount Manager, Taste China
Shanghai, China
The elevatpitch of the role
As a SeniAccount Manager in our Taste Division, you’ll play a key role in shaping long-term partnerships with strategic customers in China. You’ll work at the intersection of commercial strategy, customer intimacy, innovation—bringing global expertise together with local market insight. This is a great opportunity to own key accounts, influence growth, make a real impact across savory, sweet, beverage categories.
Your key responsibilities
• You’ll own develop strategic key accounts, building strong, long-term partnerships with local customers
• You’ll lead execute China key account plans aligned with global, regional, local strategies
• You’ll work closely with marketing, technical, supply chain, quality, customer care teams to deliver customer-focused solutions
• You’ll identify commercial opportunities, manage pricing margins, deliver sales profit targets
• You’ll stay close to the market—tracking competitors, trends, pricing, new business opportunities
• You’ll support business development by onboarding new customers aligned with our growth strategy
We offer
• Unique career paths across nutrition, health, beauty—explore what drives you get support to grow
• The chance to make an impact on millions of consumers through solutions rooted in sustainability innovation
• A science-led, creativity-driven environment where cutting-edge research meets commercial reality
• Continuous learning development in a global, industry-leadingganization
• A collaborative inclusive culture that values teamwork, trust, shared success
• A workplace where your voice matters your ideas help shape the future
You bring
• Minimum 7 years of solid experience as a sales key account manager within the flavfood-related industry
• Hands-on experience managing local key accounts building long-term customer partnerships
• Strong commercial market understanding of savory, sweet, beverage applications
• Background in an international company a leading local flavhouse (e.g. Huabao, Apple, etc.)
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate cross-functional virtual teams
• A customer-centric, results-driven mindset with high integrity, ownership, accountability
About dsm-firmenich
At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.
Join our global team powered by science, creativity, a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.
From elevating health to making fortified food sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better fthe planet, reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, beauty feveryone, everywhere.
while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up the freedom to move across businesses, teams, borders. Your voice matters here. your ideas? They’re essential to our future.
Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.
Inclusion, belonging equal opportunity statement
At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force fgood starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, free to be themselves, they do their best work – that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, feel they belong.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair inclusive as possible. From inclusive language diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexualientation, anything else that makes you, you.
if you have a disability need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, we’ll do everything we can to make it work.
Agency statement
We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions proposals involving fees commissions fthis role.
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