Julien Matheij

Project Manager KAM

Your role

As a project manager you’re part of the key account management (KAM) team, where you deliver a crucial contribution to the growth of our key accounts.

Project manager key accounts and sustainability is hands-on, willing to change the status quo and contribute to Interfood’s strategic pillars, selective growth and sustainability. 

Your key responsibilities

  • Manage projects, keep people involved and motivated, report about progress and issues, and adjust planning, budget and approach if needed.
  • Support decision making processes, facilitate dialogue between Interfood employees and partners involved, create awareness of possible risks and (let them) take measures.
  • Perform hands-on support in performing operational project activities, like giving input to the KAM team.
  • Join and/or chair regular meetings with the members of the project teams, take care of appropriate minutes, and distribute actions to the action holders. 
  • Act as a first point of contact for the KAM team, during the projects, and work with them in achieving the set KPI’s.  
  • Manage expectations of the people involved and eliminate possible misunderstandings, so that commitment in the teams is achieved and maintained.
  • Identify and manage dependencies and critical paths in all the running projects, and develop best practices and tools for project execution and management. 
  • Responsible for creating transparency, continuity and progress in the projects, report and analyze deviations to time and money timely, offer suggestions for solutions proactively.

Your experience

> 5 years of hands-on experience leading key account and/ or sustainability projects • Able to bring structure, transparency and continuity in the projects for the people that are involved.
Able to bring structure, transparency and continuity in the projects for the people that are involved.
Previous experience in transformation programs/projects, preferably in dairy.
Skills in motivating people and inspire them: be persuasive, encouraging and motivating.
Structured and analytical way of working, able to operate abstract and on detail level.
English is a must, other European languages (e.g., French, German, Polish, Italian) a pre.

Your profile

  • Service oriented –  feel responsible for success of our suppliers and customers.
  • Trustworthy – thought leader and objective implementation partner.
  • Strong communicator – great listener that can transfer idea’s into presentable material 
  • Team player – balancing independence with a passion to help others progress.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation, we invite you to apply and make a meaningful impact .for our Key Accounts!

Our offer

  • Competitive compensation and benefits. Salary depends on your experience and education.
  • International career opportunities.
  • 40 hour work week, 25 holidays.
  • We value your personal development and have a strategic focus on our people development program.
  • Start your day with a dairy breakfast
  • Free delicious and healthy lunch.
  • Do your work-out, before, during or after work in the gym inside our office.
  • Participate in fun team activities.

About Interfood

Do you like to work for an international company? Do you value professionality and quality? Are you comfortable in a dynamic environment? But on the other hand looking for cooperation in a close and informal team? Then Interfood is the ideal employer for you.


The Interfood Group is a leading global dairy trading company (milk powders, butter, cheese, dairy blends etc.). The Group consists of 14 offices in all continents with more than 350 employees. Our constant strive for optimal quality, up-to-date knowledge and a profound focus on service, enables Interfood to create the difference for its robust network of both clients and suppliers.

Interfood keeps on growing and developing by its proactive market approach.


We stimulate personal development and initiatives from our employees. Interfood, originally a family-based company, proves that global professionalism can still be combined with a unique personal company culture, in which we focus on following values: Teamwork, Commitment, Continuous Improvement, Professionalism & Responsible Leadership. All contributing to our purpose: Together for better.

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