Business Development Manager

Fresh Del Monte

Business Development Manager for Fresh Del Monte Produce focusing on sales objectives with customers. Driving financial metrics and developing customer-specific strategies for product merchandising.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing trade spend and executing strategic business plans to drive profitable growth in the consumer-packaged goods industry. Proficient in leveraging cross-functional resources and analyzing market data to optimize merchandising and promotional strategies.

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Trade Spend ManagementStrategic Business PlanningRetail ExecutionCross-Functional CollaborationCustomer Relationship Management

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Hard Skills

Sales Plan ExecutionMarket AnalysisPromotional Strategy DevelopmentFinancial Metrics ManagementCategory Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsAnalytical Problem-SolvingOrganizational Skills

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft ExcelPowerPointTrade Planning SystemSyndicated Data

Industry Keywords

Consumer-Packaged GoodsRetail SalesMerchandisingAssortment PlanningTrade Marketing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Lua

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Business Development Manager, AWG / Iowa will be responsible for the successful achievement of the ongoing Merchandising, Assortment, Pricing and Rotation objectives established each fiscal year for AWG, Fareway and Hy Vee.
Achieve Fiscal Year Financials Direct and deliver key financial metrics versus AOP sales with an aligned trade spend plan.
Develop customer specific objectives in support of Del Monte’s strategic plan.
Achieve new item, assortment, pricing, and merchandising objectives set forth for specific customer objectives.
Communicate and deliver updates/insights to internal cross functional Del Monte business units, providing a customized approach to product development, merchandising and promotional ideas.
Own development of specific categories utilizing cross-functional resources such as Category Insights, Shopper Marketing, Customer Finance and Business Intelligence Analytics, to drive volume and share growth.
Manage the business forecasting and entry into trade planning system.
Ensure spending, deductions and financials are on track to plans.
Collaborate with Del Monte and AWG, Fareway & Hy Vee supply chain teams to ensure successful execution of new items, promotional activity, and scorecard opportunities.
Coordinate and attend sales/review/innovation presentations at appropriate levels within AWG, Hy Ve and Fareway.
Create meeting cadence with Buyers and Category Managers. Facilitate meetings with customer cross-functional departments as needed to support Del Monte initiatives (Supply Chain, Accounting, Finance).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
5-7 years region or headquarters retail sales experience in consumer-packaged goods industry calling on customers.
Demonstrated ability to direct and execute all aspects of the fiscal year sales plan execution: Develop and execute a strategic business plan to grow profitable volume year over year.
Establish customer priorities, objectives and strategies based on marketplace conditions.
Manage retail execution to ensure optimal placement.
Review Del Monte GTMS with customer for understanding and compliance.
Ability to provide strategic input, reflecting customer requirements/needs into AOP planning process focusing on trade marketing strategy/tactics, delivering a plan that can be executed with customer to achieve company objectives.
Ability to identify and understand customer needs and successfully interface with CS&D to customize plans that best meet the customer’s strategic direction while optimizing growth opportunities.
Ability to manage all aspects of trade spend to ensure Del Monte funds are effectively utilized equitably with promotional strategies to achieve merchandising objectives.
Manage trade funds to ensure incremental volume and profits result from spend.
Monitor post promotional analysis to assess the impact of promotions and adjust, as appropriate, to improve results.
Manage LUA funds for specified categories.
Ability to analyze and pursue innovative incremental growth opportunities and strategies during the trade plan development phase, present these to Team Lead & CS&D for alignment, then incorporate into JBP.
Ability to manage business based on a strategic scorecard aligned with customer, which focuses on mutually beneficial business growth, review quarterly, course correct when required and proactively manage business.
Ability to manage internal resources to resolve promotion-related deductions and forecast promotional demand.
Ability to leverage cross functional support groups (Customer Finance, Supply Chain, Category Insights, CS&D) to drive growth, provide insights and improve customer service.
Ability to analyze customer, category and channel data to develop insights, solutions and recommendations to drive profitable growth for the customer and Del Monte.
Ability to maintain and develop relationships at Publix and frozen distributor to facilitate proper execution of the sales plans.
Be proactive, organized, and take initiative through changing times and uncertain environments.
Proven record of success in retail grocery industry calling on Publix with consumer-packaged goods or distributor management experience.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to influence customer contacts.
Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills and analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Excel, syndicated data and competent in PowerPoint.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
401(k) with company match
Employer-paid life & disability insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
7 Company Paid Holidays
24/7 Telemedicine & Employee Assistance Program
Optional voluntary benefits (legal, accident, identity protection)