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🔍 Foodservice
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of proven success in foodservice sales, non-commercial key account, and distribution management; dispensed beverage sales are a plus.
- Demonstrated proficiency in complex national sales, high-pressure negotiations, and contracts.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Mastery of organization, presentation, and planning skills.
- Proven track record of consistently achieving annual sales objectives.
- Demonstrated experience thriving in a fast-growing business environment.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and adept problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to achieve results through influence without direct management responsibility.
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office Suite and CRM (preferably Salesforce).
- Ability to travel 30-40% of the time.
- Develops and implements SMART insights-led channel, segment, and key account strategies to accelerate profitable revenue, volume, distribution, and share growth in priority Non-Commercial segments.
- Clearly articulates and directs the Non-Commercial strategy, plans, and look of success across the Foodservice organization.
- Cultivates strong relationships with key customers across all functional areas, collaborating on joint planning, and implements national plans with Regional Sales Managers.
- Negotiates performance-based customer agreements that foster long-term partnership growth.
- Collaborates with marketing to develop sell-in presentations and turn-key tools for national as well as local program sell-in.
- Trains and equips the regional sales team to effectively manage and grow the non-commercial operator base.
- Develops and manages a robust Salesforce CRM pipeline for national opportunities.
- Proactively identifies bid timing and completes submissions with GPO’s, C&U’s, Schools, Cruise-lines, Military, etc. in Salesforce.
- Facilitates RFP submissions, negotiates contracts, and facilitates set-ups.
- Conducts impactful sales presentations and product demonstrations to secure new business.
- Leads objective-driven customer and internal meetings with clear agendas and comprehensive post-meeting recaps.
- Completes timely and complete customer follow-ups, assigned projects, and deliverables.
- Implements pricing actions with all customers and distributors, manages travel & entertainment expenses within assigned budget, provides timely, accurate sales forecasts and reporting.
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Posted 2024-10-16
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