Customer Manager; Natural Channel

Overview

Are you a dynamic professional with a passion for driving sales and market share growth? Join our team as a Customer Manager for the Natural Channel and take charge of managing our principals’ business within designated customer accounts.

• Achieve Sales Goals:
  Deliver principals’ objectives, including volume and sales fundamentals such as merchandising, assortment, pricing, and shelving goals at the assigned customers, all at the lowest cost.
• Strategic Planning:
  Develop a comprehensive Customer Business Plan that aligns with the principals’ business priorities and drives long-term success.
• Client Engagement:
  Personally call on all decision-makers at the customer to present and sell business plans, programs, and concepts that enhance business results.
• Cost Management:
  Achieve results at the lowest possible selling cost while maximizing company revenue through brokerage, commissions, bonuses, contest earnings, and more. Oversee all manufacturers’ expenditures at the customer.
• In-Store Presence:
  Ensure a competitively superior in-store presence in the assigned stores by calling on headquarters, supervisors, and other customer operations personnel for both direct and indirect customers.
• Trade Marketing:
  Manage manufacturers’ trade marketing funds, process direct shipments via the Sales Support Coordinator, and leverage data to sell concepts to the customer.
• Budget Adherence:
  Operate within the designated budget, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Proactive Communication:
  Maintain open lines of communication with key principals to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Retail Initiatives:
  Collaborate with Retail Sales Managers on major retail initiatives, including new product introductions, selling drives, and contests.
• Market Knowledge:
  Utilize your knowledge of the customer, market, and principal to involve marketing, technology, and administrative resources in achieving objectives.
• Timely Information Sharing:
  Provide timely information on selling priorities to Retail Sales Managers, supervisors, and shared resources in marketing, technology, and administration.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Share information and customer/principal insights with team members to build organizational capacity and drive collective success.
• Technology Utilization:
  Utilize computer systems and technology to achieve the objectives of the Customer Business Plan and continuously develop and maintain skill levels to support the use of Acosta communication systems.
• Feedback and Improvement:
  Provide feedback to the Team Leader and/or General Manager on ways to build organizational capacity and improve business operations.
• Special Projects:
  Complete special projects as requested, contributing to the overall success of the team.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Arts Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of six+ months of relevant experience in retail (CPG industry), marketing, space management, and/or resets. Sales administration or finance experience is preferred.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Expertise in Microsoft software, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook, along with thorough knowledge of web-based applications. Excellent presentation and communication skills are a must.
• Project Management:
  Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational skills.

Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $66,000.00

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Job Category:
Wholesale

Position Type:
Full time

Business Unit:
Sales

Company:
Acosta Employee Holdco LLC

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