Account Manager

Interested in a career that matters? Interested in a career that matters? Join our FBB Dairy-Cheese business in Algeria as an Account Manager, where you will combine your technical expertise in cheese applications and dairy technology with strong commercial and customer relationship management skills. Reporting to Mariam Ibrahim Haydar, Head of Dairy Sales, you will help grow our customer portfolio, develop new business opportunities and deliver ingredient and application solutions that create value for our customers and our business. The role & your impact As Account Manager, you will be an individual contributor supporting cheese manufacturers through a combination of technical expertise and commercial partnership. You will work closely with customers throughout product development, from understanding their needs and identifying opportunities to conducting application trials, troubleshooting challenges and optimizing product performance. Your focus will be on delivering solutions that meet customer requirements for quality, cost and production performance while building strong, long-term customer relationships and supporting sustainable sales growth. Your

key responsibilities
in this role
• Develop and manage a portfolio of customers within the Dairy-Cheese business.
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to sales growth.
• Build and strengthen long-term relationships with customers.
• Understand customer needs and provide tailored ingredient and cheese application solutions.
• Support customers throughout the product development process.
• Plan and conduct application trials in collaboration with customers and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot technical and application challenges.
• Optimize product and application performance to meet customer requirements for quality, cost and production efficiency.
• Combine technical understanding with commercial insight to create value for customers and the business.

What you'll need
to be successful in this role
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Technology.
• 4 to 12 years of relevant techno-commercial experience.
• Hands-on expertise in cheese applications and dairy technology.
• Strong commercial and customer relationship management capabilities.
• Ability to translate customer needs and technical challenges into practical application and ingredient solutions.
• Experience supporting application trials, product development and technical troubleshooting.
• Professional proficiency in English. Working conditions This role is based in Algeria and follows an office-first hybrid working model. The position involves travel to support customers, develop business opportunities and collaborate on customer applications and trials. Relevant information

Location:
Algeria Reporting to: Mariam Ibrahim
- Head of Dairy Sales People management responsibility: None. This is an individual contributor role. Application deadline: 15 November 2026 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