Account Manager, Fresh

Responsibilities

• Increase Specialty Cheese sales at the account through analytical and fact-based selling.
• Increase sales by developing creative promotional plans and managing through to profitable execution.
• Increase sales by finding new business opportunities and through consistent follow up.
• Work with a sense of urgency towards projects, requests, and deadlines.
• Coordinate activities and communications among vendors and company functional groups.
• Monitor competitor activities and recommend paths forward to address these activities.
• Monitor credits and account receivables.
• Communicate with all departments and organizational levels regarding sales and operations.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including some weekends.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Requirements

• Speciality cheese, deli or meat experience required.
• 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Business preferred. Equivalent combination of education and work experience in speciality cheese, deli or meat may be considered.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in sales of grocery products to chain accounts.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and legacy enterprise software.
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
• Comfort and experience utilizing Microsoft desktop and legacy enterprise software.

Benefits

• Health/Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)