National Key Account Sales Manager

2 weeks ago


La Puente, United States GFF Career Page Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Chief liaison between GFF, Inc. & Top Tier single serve customers in the Retail segment. Facilitate profitable growth of GFF business with key accounts by reinforcing & leveraging GFF’s unique market position as the “innovation solution”. Coordinates project activity & builds relationships between GFF & customers with respect to promotions, new product development & maintaining superior level of service. Using primary & secondary research & Insights engages with current & new customers to jointly develop new opportunities for market expansion. Expand single serve & national account customer base by creating “new-to-the-world” food innovation & offering menu analysis & suggestions via culinary presentations.


SCOPE OF JOB FUNCTION

  • Maintain on-going dialogue with key members of customer’s Purchasing, Marketing & R&D teams to ensure alignment of objectives & expectations.
  • Serve as liaison between customer & GFF’s R&D, Manufacturing & Supply Chain teams.
  • Facilitate top-to-top interface between CEO & appropriate members of customer’s team.
  • Working with VP of Sales, develop annual business plan, revenue & profitability targets for each key account to ensure continued, profitable growth.
  • Develop & monitor KPI’s which ensure achievement of both short- & long-term customer & GFF business objectives.
  • Create & update forecasts for each customer on a regular basis.
  • Monitor & present to customers & product segment trends & Consumer Insights to ensure that GFF’s capabilities & capacity are maintained ahead of customer needs.
  • Act as Project Manager/Team Leader to support new market launches, new product development, & seasonal promotional activity.
  • Expand Single Serve & foodservice customer base by seeking out new opportunities with current & new customers.
  • Review customer menus & products & offer/create new food innovation via culinary presentations to customers.
  • Perform other duties as required.
Requirements:

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE


REQUIRED:

  • B.A./B.S. Degree in Business or equivalent work experience.
  • 10 years’ plus proven sales result & sales management experience in consumer-packaged goods companies.
  • Experience in perishable goods &/or prepared salad industry a big plus.
  • Experience in similar role as Key Account Manager with large strategic customers.
  • Passion for customer service & energetic, can-do personality with a professional image.
  • Superior presentation skills, both verbal & written.
  • Creative hands-on approach; solution oriented & skilled negotiator.
  • Cross functional team leadership skills.
  • Strategic thinker & looks at “big picture”,
  • Goal oriented & can effectively prioritize job objectives.
  • Accountable & takes ownership & is effective in stressful work situations.
  • Excellent project planner & project management skills.
  • Energetic, can-do personality.
  • Presents a positive professional image.
  • Possesses a high level of personal adaptability.
  • Effective in stressful, emotionally charged situations.
  • Accountable; takes ownership.
  • “Comfortable” in industrial kitchen & presenting to chefs.
  • Skilled at Microsoft Suite products like Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

DESIRED:

  • M.S. Degree preferred.


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