
Key Account Manager
Rich Products Australia
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: District of Columbia • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $84,989 - $114,986 per year
About the role
- Drive market penetration of assigned operator base holding and driving distribution
- Achieve individual and market case/financial margin targets through the successful and consistent execution of FSD strategies and delivering of the Rich Experience through the focus of well refined local market plans
- Develop along with District Manager, annual account plans for the local market plan Top 10 and sales goals utilizing sales objectives, profit expectations and placements of priority product categories.
- 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
- Key segment support
- Achieve volume and margin plans by market: base solidification and growth, strategic category, and RONA/GM capture.
- Build, and coordinate the execution of individual market plans and quarterly governance structures including: Category/Segment/Operator specific targeting to tactically capture category share in each market.
- Support FSD intelligence capture initiatives
- Establish effective relationships with key Distributors contacts in Zone. Such as Portfolio training, Sales meetings, Trade functions, Business reviews, Other key distributor functions
- Responsible for entry of sales deals and is key liaison between customer order process and WHQ support teams
Requirements
- Bachelors degree preferred (in business mgt, finance, economics or marketing preferred)
- Minimum 3 years of direct sales experience in food and beverage distribution, manufacturing or brokerage.
- Demonstrated negotiation and influential skills
- Solid written and verbal communications skills to include strong presentation skills
- Basic financial acumen to include understanding of P&L’s
- Demonstrated ability in multi-tasking/problem solving/troubleshooting
- Exceptionally self disciplined and organized
- Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Salesforce or similar CRM
- 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 greater District of Columbia and Virginia area.
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 (we are a food company after all)!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
direct salesfinancial margin analysisaccount planningnegotiationproblem solvingfinancial acumenP&L understandingmarket penetration strategiescategory targetingsales deal entry
Soft Skills
influential skillswritten communicationverbal communicationpresentation skillsself-disciplineorganizationmulti-taskingtroubleshooting
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeServ-safe certification