Key Account Representative

Join our amazing team of professionals at Sigma! We believe in truly taking care of our associates to ensure they feel empowered to be their best selves  are not just applying for a job, this is the start of a new career with a fast-growing, innovative global food organization. Ready for your next opportunity? Come join our table!

This is a remote role, prefers candidate based in/near Cincinnati, OH

Partner with and support wholesale distributors and independent grocery retailers by planning promotional activity, selling new products, and merchandising.

• Responsible for annual volume and profit objectives and additional goals as defined.
• Create sales programs and make presentations to customers within the assigned area.
• Manage existing accounts; ensure product flow and service levels meet or exceed customer contracts and expectations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues and develop relationships with key personnel within assigned accounts.
• Manage and direct multiple brokers; assign annual sales and P&L objectives.
• Manage trade spend, including promotions and pricing.
• Work with Nielsen data and the Marketing department to create sales opportunities.
• Conduct store calls, periodic price checks, and slotting for company and competitor products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent, or three years of related sales experience.

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Two years of experience in the food industry.
• Direct experience driving mix and margin of meat sales in an independent retail sales environment.

• Experience presenting data to new and prospective customers.
• Self-motivated, dependable, organized, and possessing a strong work ethic.
• Exceptional people skills with the ability to follow projects through to completion.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including overnight stays for up to five days at a time.

• Ability to stand for at least four hours.
• Ability to regularly lift and move 30-pound boxes or containers on and off shelves or carts/hand trucks.
• Ability to repeatedly twist, turn, kneel, stoop, stand, rotate, bend, push, or pull to move up to 30 pounds.