Foodservice Region Chain Account Manager Jobs in Arkansas

5-7 years consumer packaged goods experience including Foodservice regional, corporate or national account and/or Category Management

Provide integrated customer, consumer, and competitor insights to the leadership team for customer strategy development, portfolio management and business plans

High level of proficiency in working directly with Senior Level Management within a client’s headquarters

Lead initiatives for new product development and manage national roll-outs of new products.

Coordinate on-site facility visitations for customers, and effectively present product capabilities.

Strong and proven leadership skills

Previous experience in a sales or account management role (5 years)

Previous experience using a customer relationship management software

Understand and demonstrate a technical understanding of Core BTS technical service offerings

Direct the sales process involving other Core resources, such as Sales Engineers, Deployment, and Project Managers

Participate in sales meetings and training to improve performance, enhance skills, and help build departmental expertise

Set meetings with clients to understand business requirements

Manage all sales and service responsibilities for assigned National Account customers to include R&D, Marketing, QA, Operations, Supply Chain and Purchasing

Bachelor’s Degree required, preferred in Business Management or Food Science

Computer skills required: Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Minimum 10 years sales experience in the Food Industry with an emphasis on Foodservice National Accounts

Extensive knowledge of kitchen operations including a broad understanding of culinary applications

Strong presentation skills to include market and commodity conditions

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

Manages expenses including T&E budget, sample approval, and distributor marketing programs.

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years combined manufacturer or Foodservice Sales experience

Experience selling to chain restaurants in IL, WI & MI strongly desired

Broker Foodservice Sales experience desirable

Experience selling to the Technomic 1500 highly preferred