Now Hiring - Key Account Sales Assistant Manager - Food Grocery in Fountain Valley, CA

Assistant Key Account Manager

(must be able to commute to Fountain Valley office everyday)

[please apply online] Fountain Valley, CA

Industry: Beverage/ Food

Direct Hire/ Exempt

Salary: $67K. ~ $70K/yr.

Title: Assistant Key Account Manager

Business Hour: Monday to Friday 9:00am-6:00pm (1 hour unpaid lunch)

Great benefits: Medical/ Dental / Vision - PPO, Vacation, National Holiday, 401K

Job Description

The assistant key account manager acquires new chain and channel opportunities including initial research and negotiation, documentation, P.O. receipt, product deliveries, and store distributions.

• Build and maintain good relationships with major headquarter accounts, and negotiate sales between the buyers and grocery headquarters.
• Complies sales data (each chain POS sales, IRI) to utilize meeting with category buyer for further sales opportunity.
• Works closely with the marketing, logistics and sales departments to develop and increase company sales volume and channel distribution.
• Negotiate with category buyers for better shelf location, secondary location, and promotional opportunities.
• Visit the stores and negotiate cooler placement, permanent/temporary additional locations at store level in the field.
• Reviews and maintain current Terms and Conditions with customers, suggests improved conditions for company.
• Administrates sales data and maintains sales reports per account and channel.
• Attends tradeshows/events and is responsible for the research, support and logistics, as well as brand ambassador programs.
• Works with demonstration companies
• Support National Key Account Management as needed.
• Participate in sampling events as needed.
• Performs other assigned duties.
• Additional objectives may be added as needed by management to meet company direction.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of account management experience
• Must have at least 3 – 5 years of supervisory experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Marketing or Business Administration field is a must
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English
• Knowledge in negotiation and floor placements in grocery stores
• Sales experience working with food/beverage manufacturers
• Computer literate and ability to proficiently navigate MS Outlook, Word and Excel
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and writing skills
• Must be able to work with little supervision
• Must be able to attend tradeshows/events/demonstrations when needed

This company has been outsourcing the recruiting matters to Ingredi, Inc., a recruiting agency. Ingredi Inc. is responsible for reviewing and selecting resumes and conducting initial interviews.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $67,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Up to 25% travel

Application Question(s):

• Can you commute to the office almost every day? (3-5 days within 1-2month you will be traveling out of state and some days you will be visiting grocery stores in OC and LA)

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• sales in food/beverage manufacturer or buyer: 2 years (Required)
• negotiating with grocery HQ buyers: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person