Senior Customer Executive East Commercialization and Distributor Development

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas'® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal.

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-VB1 Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Salary Range: $105,100 - $147,100 Annual Bonus Eligibility Comprehensive Benefits Package Paid Time Off 401k & Company Match

The Senior Customer Executive - East Commercialization & Distributor Development will drive execution and profitable growth across the Bays and Lender's Dairy Case portfolio throughout the Eastern United States. The role serves as the commercialization engine behind opportunities identified by customer-facing Customer Executives, partnering internally to convert customer opportunities into executable plans, successful launches, distribution gains, and sustainable growth. The position will support Customer Executives and Eastern grocery customers, while maintaining the direct customer call and business ownership for Northeast distributors.

Partner with customer-facing Customer Executives to evaluate, prioritize, commercialize, and execute Bays and Lender's Dairy Case growth opportunities across Eastern retail customers. Lead the internal commercialization process from opportunity identification through launch, including item setup, pricing, forecasting, production planning, customer readiness, and post-launch follow-up. Build, maintain, and report a disciplined opportunity pipeline with clear owners, milestones, risks, financial expectations, and next steps.

Coordinate cross-functional partners across Supply Chain, Revenue Growth Management, Finance, Category Management, Marketing, Customer Planning, Operations, Customer Service, and broker teams to deliver seamless execution. Develop customer-specific selling materials, commercialization decks, new item presentations, business reviews, and internal decision documents in partnership with the applicable Customer Executive. Support distribution gains, assortment optimization, promotional programs, display opportunities, and other initiatives that deliver profitable volume and revenue growth.

Serve as the direct commercial lead for Northeast distributors and manage distributor relationships, business reviews, growth plans, issue resolution, and execution follow-through. Identify expansion opportunities across distributor networks and connect those opportunities to the appropriate customer-facing Customer Executive and internal team. Provide leadership across assigned initiatives and influence short- and long-term decisions without direct reporting authority. Monitor performance, diagnose gaps, remove barriers, and provide clear solutions and reporting to achieve growth plans.

Primary focus on commercialization and internal execution support for the Bays and Lender's Dairy Case business across the Eastern United States. Direct customer and business responsibility for assigned Northeast distributors. Travel to customer and distributor locations, company facilities, headquarters, and industry events as required for business growth and execution.

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