Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PDI is a company committed to research, quality, and service, providing innovative products and resources to promote health and wellness. The Key Account Manager will focus on building market share of Sani Professional products within the foodservice channel by developing relationships with key operators and distributors in the Central/South Texas and Louisiana territory.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with top operators in market
- Focus on strengthening line by expanding assortment at key locations
- Develop, maintain and expand relationships with key purchase influencers (e.g., food safety, marketing) as well as economic buyers (e.g., purchasing, operations)
- Reports regularly on sales activities and opportunities and reviews progress against forecast and budget with National Account Manager
- Maintains sales activity files on all current and potential customers; Maintains pertinent documents. Maintains a complete inventory of samples of all products sold by the Company and provides those samples on an as needed basis to operator and distributor customers
- Performs such other duties as assigned
- Build and maintain relationships with key distributor management
- Negotiate marketing plans, conduct business reviews
- Resolve key distributor problems, including deduction reconciliation, leveraging inside teammates as necessary
- Reports regularly on sales activities and opportunities and reviews progress against forecast and budget with National Account Manager
- Conducts distributor sales meetings to ensure Sani Professional’s full product line is properly presented and sold
- Plans and operates within established corporate guidelines to maintain expenditures within budget allocations. Acts judiciously in the use of company assets and resource Organization Analysis
- Review/analyze sales and trade spends reports (self, customers, etc.)
- Documents sales activities in a timely manner. Maintains profiles of all current and prospective customers and maintains pertinent documents such as proposals, supply agreements and memos regarding status meetings with distributors, brokers and key end users
- Up to 50% travel as needed
- Discipline to work out of a home office
- Adherence to corporate policies as required
Skills
- 4-year college degree is preferred
- Must have in depth knowledge of the foodservice industry including operator segments and distributors
- Must have solid understanding of the sales cycle and sales techniques
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
- Must demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills along with strong negotiating skills, be a self-starter capable of working independently, as well as part of a team
- Must take pride in results and accountability for performance
- Minimum of 3 years of verifiable sales results in the foodservice industry working for leading Companies i.e. Pactiv, Hutahmaki, SCA, Eco Lab, etc
- Must have current relationships with Key operator and distributor customers within assigned Region
Benefits
- Medical, behavioral & prescription drug coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) savings plan with company match and profit sharing
- Basic and supplemental Life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Short & long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health Advocacy Program
- Legal services, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident coverage, ID theft and fraud protection, pet insurance and employee discounts.
- Paid time off programs including: sick & safe leave, vacation, company & floating holidays, paid parental leave
- Depending on the position we also offer summer hours and flex place/flex time options.
- All of our sales professionals are eligible to participate in a monthly car allowance, mileage reimbursement, company issued phone and laptop
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