Retail Client Service Manager

Summary

Retail Client Service Manager

The Retail Client Service Manager is responsible for directly managing a portfolio of clients, serving as the strategic brand liaison between the client and internal sales teams. In this role, they ensure client satisfaction, drive brand success, and cultivate long-term trusted relationships.

In addition to owning direct client relationships, the Retail Client Service Manager also supports a Senior Client Service Manager with an extended portfolio of clients. Acting as a collaborative partner, they assist in execution, communication, and strategic planning to ensure seamless client service delivery across all accounts.

Responsibilities

• For assigned clients, serves as a strategic brand liaison between the client and internal sales teams, ensuring client satisfaction and brand success
• Supports a senior client service manager with an extended portfolio of clients, acting as a collaborative partner to assist in execution, communication, and strategic planning to ensure seamless client service delivery
• Builds foundational understanding of core brand and sales drivers and their impact on brand success
• Deepens understanding and monitoring of category reviews as sales opportunities
• Deepens understanding of the retail market for brand placement
• Builds understanding of industry data as a sales tool, drawing conclusions to support brands in the portfolio
• Provides financial monitoring and reporting by tracking monthly sales, advising on retailer promotions, and delivering monthly and quarterly updates on brand sales growth and progress against KPIs

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree

Experience Requirements: 2-4 years’ experience in relevant field

Supervisor Responsibility

Direct Reports:
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports:
Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, with the ability to create reports, analyze data, and develop professional presentations
• Ability to work independently with general supervision
• Ability to follow detailed standard operating procedures
• Ability to analyze reporting data and present to clients and internal stakeholders
• Ability to use prior or closely related work experience to determine possible solutions to problems

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Responsibilities

• For ≤5 clients, serves as a strategic brand liaison between the client and internal sales teams, ensuring client satisfaction and brand success
• Supports a senior client service manager with an extended portfolio of clients, acting as a collaborative partner to assist in execution, communication, and strategic planning to ensure seamless client service delivery
• Builds foundational understanding of core brand and sales drivers and their impact on brand success
• Deepens understanding and monitoring of category reviews as sales opportunities
• Deepens understanding of the retail market for brand placement
• Ensures all members of the selling team are engaged and contributing to brand success
• Builds…