Regional Chain Account Sales Manager Foodservice
Hormel Foods Corporation
To save time applying Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Exceedstonnagesales and margin objectives/goalsassigned by Foodservice Corporate Management.
Identifies and prioritizes chain account customers within an assigned area and develops a short- and long-range strategic plan based around these priority customers. This would include both a direct customer list and a list to be handled by local foodservice management.
Establishes direct working relationships and develops linkage with the priority chain account customers.
Develops manages and coordinates custom or proprietary type products with the priority customers identified and/or assigned. This is done in conjunction with Hormels Asst VP of National Accounts Foodservice Marketing Team R&D Culinary Chefs Operations Cost Accounting Marketing Services Legal Packaging and Logistics.
Recommends implements manages and explores profitable customized programs and pricing strategies for key priority chain accounts consistent with company policies and profitability plans. The incumbent is disciplined in a price focused marketplace and implements the selling principles in conjunction with all pricing and programs and is committed to solution-based selling.
Manages all administrative responsibilities including entering information on SalesForce on a dailyweekly monthly quarterly and yearly basis along with handling all special requests within the deadlines established consistent with all company policies.
Controls and manages operating expenses to include samples travel entertainment chain account conferences and freight.
Work with corporate office sales and marketing management with a consistent weekly flow of pertinent information concerning product movement/inventories/distribution/competitive activity/plus chain account reactions and trends.
Requires 50-70% travel.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be a Citizen or National of the United States a lawful permanent resident or have authorization to work in the United States.
Applicants must not now or in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa.
Preferred
A Bachelors degree
LOCATION:
This role may work out of a home office in one of these locations: Orlando FL Tampa FL or Atlanta GA
At Hormel Foods base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for this role is between $111500 - $156200 per year and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge skill set level of experience and geographic market location.
Other components of Hormel Foods total compensation package includes comprehensive medical dental and vision coveragediscretionary annual merit increases bonuses and profit sharing 401(k) with employer match stock purchase plan relocation assistance paid vacation FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees and more.
Required Experience:
Manager
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