About this opportunity
Opportunity Overview
The National Account Manager Foodservice role involves developing and managing relationships with national accounts, creating strategic customer plans, and identifying opportunities for growth. This position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in sales, customer service, or business development. The company is looking for someone with a track record of successful sales performance, experience with creative and strategic thinking, and financial acumen. The ideal candidate will also have experience collaborating with internal teams and utilizing tools like Microsoft Office and Salesforce.com. The job involves travel up to 50% of the time and requires a valid U.S. driver's license. This role is in the Foodservice industry. The company needs someone who can work with internal teams and use certain tools.
Responsibilities
- Developing and managing relationships with assigned Foodservice national accounts end-users
- Creating, implementing, and managing strategic customer plans to deliver against volume and margin objectives
- Utilizing joint business planning to create areas to drive mutual value for strategic customers
- Identifying opportunities for category penetration, product mix upgrades and margin improvement
- Collaborating with internal GP PRO capabilities, such as Category, Pricing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, GPXpress (Sales Support Team), and Marketing
- Leveraging critical thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate challenges within logistics and supply chain while effectively communicating with national account end-users
- Collaborating with the GP PRO Foodservice National Distribution team to create strategic customer engagement plans and business initiatives to drive growth
Requirements & Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in sales, customer service, or business development role
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite of Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Valid U.S. driver license
- Bachelor's degree
- Track record of successful sales performance
- Experience with creative and strategic thinking
- Financial acumen utilized to develop sales plans
- Experience collaborating for mutual business success
- Experience in Salesforce.com
- Foodservice experience
How to Apply
- Review the job requirements and responsibilities to ensure you are a good fit for the role.
- Prepare your application materials, including your resume and any other required documents.
- Click the Apply button below to submit your application.
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