About the role

  • Key Account Manager accountable for execution of FSD strategies within West Michigan region. Driving market penetration and building relationships with key distributors to achieve sales goals.

Responsibilities

  • Drive market penetration of assigned operator base holding and driving distribution
  • Achieve individual and market case/financial margin targets through successful and consistent execution of FSD strategies
  • Develop annual account plans for the local market plan Top 10 and sales goals
  • Consistent and thorough utilization of system tools (e.g.; CRM, SDS and Blacksmith)
  • Aggressively driving distributor access and operator pull-through of new product priorities
  • Achieve volume and margin plans by market: base solidification and growth
  • Build, and coordinate the execution of individual market plans and quarterly governance structures
  • Support FSD intelligence capture initiatives
  • Establish effective relationships with key Distributors contacts in Zone
  • Responsible for entry of sales deals and is key liaison between customer order process and WHQ support teams

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree strongly preferred (in business mgt, finance, economics or marketing preferred)
  • Minimum 3 years of sales experience in Food Service Industry, direct selling experience preferred
  • Demonstrated negotiation skills
  • Solid written and verbal communications skills to include strong presentation skills
  • Solid financial acumen to include understanding of managing a budget and P&L’s
  • Demonstrated ability in multi-tasking/problem solving/troubleshooting
  • Exceptionally self disciplined and organized
  • Demonstrated solid influential skills
  • Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Serv-safe certification preferred
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (i.e.; product samples cases, etc.)
  • Ability to stand for 6 or more hours during the work day (i.e.; trade shows, product demonstrations, etc.)
  • Ability to travel up to 75% in the west MI region

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health & financial benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Family planning support
  • Flexible work policy
  • Associate resource groups
  • Volunteering & community impact opportunities
  • Holiday gatherings
  • In-house taste tests

Job title

Key Account Manager – West MI

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$84,989 - $114,986 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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