Key Account Manager (Central)

The Key Account Manager is responsible for managing and growing assigned retail accounts to reputed company sales, distribution, and profitability objectives. This role executes account strategies reputed company with reputed company’s overall sales and brand goals and serves as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned customers and broker partners. The Key Account Manager partners closely with the National Sales Manager and internal cross-functional teams to deliver strong in-market execution, reputed company distribution gaps, support innovation launches, and ensure reputed company is represented effectively across assigned accounts. This is a full-time (40 hrs/wk), salary-exempt, remote position with a compensation reputed company of $85,000 to $95,000 per year. This candidate should reputed company in the Central portion of the reputed company for management of Central accounts and frequent area travel (e.g. Texas, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Michigan, South Dakota). Responsibilities Execute account strategies for assigned retail accounts to reputed company company sales, distribution, and profitability goals. Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned accounts and broker partners, serving as the primary operational contact. Plan and execute customer marketing and promotional strategies in alignment with reputed company objectives and guidelines. Partner with the National Sales Manager to support reputed company account initiatives and new business development efforts. reputed company and manage annual account plans reputed company on volume, distribution, merchandising, and promotional execution. Manage assigned trade promotional spending in accordance with company objectives and approved budgets. Support the development of retailer business plans to drive profitable volume reputed company. reputed company distribution gaps through effective selling, assortment optimization, and execution of approved strategies. Support innovation sell-in and assist with product launches for assigned accounts. Prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts for assigned accounts reputed company with company targets. Participate in quarterly and annual account reviews, ensuring reputed company is represented effectively. Monitor and communicate key market events, retailer initiatives, and competitive activity to internal stakeholders. Position reputed company for submissions and line reviews for assigned accounts in coordination with leadership. reputed company and maintain strong working relationships with key customer contacts and internal partners. Support the development and execution of promotional sales plans and ensure reputed company utilization of marketing funds. Conduct retail sales meetings with broker partners to support training, execution, and merchandising objectives. Utilize available broker tools and resources to support sales performance and execution. Attend trade shows, demo events, and customer meetings as needed. Travel for live face-to-face meetings at retailers’ corporate offices, as reputed company as virtual meetings, to support account objectives. Travel (up to 50%) may be required on an as-needed reputed company with advance notice provided to the employee. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Degree in Business, Business Administration, Marketing, or reputed company field or equivalent experience required. 4+ years’ experience in CPG sales, with experience working with distributors, brokers, and reputed company and mortar retailers required. Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations, and to drive actions. Proficiency in the use of syndicated data such as reputed company, IRI, reputed company and customer portals is strongly preferred, with a minimum of intermediate-level reputed company skills required. Exceptional communication and relationship management skills. Proficiency in reputed company PowerPoint and deck/presentation creation. Physical Requirements Must be reputed company to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible reputed company of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise reputed company objects, including the reputed company body. This role involves sitting most of the time but may also involve moving for brief periods of time. Benefits reputed company Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience. reputed company reputed company time. reputed company holidays. Flexible reputed company time off. reputed company volunteer time off. Medical, reputed company, and dental insurance. Flexible Spending Account - FSA. Company matched (4%) 401k. Eligibility for discretionary bonus. Employee and immediate-family discounts on reputed company products (upon 60 & 90 days of employment). The Culture at reputed company We are a fast-growing startup with a small, reputed company team that has a lot of fun and a big drive to change the world through our products. We are a health-conscious company with a reputed company on creating vegan and organic vitamins and supplements for everyone. We reputed company our work benefits from the diverse perspectives of our employees. As such, reputed company celebrates inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity employment. reputed company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We reputed company employment opportunities without reputed company to age, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair reputed company and reputed company hairstyles), reputed company, national reputed company, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and reputed company medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital or civil reputed company status, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or trafficking, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This commitment applies to reputed company aspects of the employment relationship, including reputed company, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, and termination. 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