Now Hiring - Sargento Foods Inc. - Retail Account Manager in Kansas City, MO

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A Retail Account Manager is responsible for managing and growing relationships with key retail accounts to drive sales and ensure brand success. This role involves developing and executing sales strategies, analyzing market trends, and collaborating with internal teams to optimize product placement, promotions, and inventory management. The Retail Account Manager serves as the primary point of contact for retail partners, working to maximize revenue, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve business objectives. Your Story. A Retail Account Manager is responsible for managing and growing relationships with key retail accounts to drive sales and ensure brand success. This role involves developing and executing sales strategies, analyzing market trends, and collaborating with internal teams to optimize product placement, promotions, and inventory management. The Retail Account Manager serves as the primary point of contact for retail partners, working to maximize revenue, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve business objectives. Your Passion.*Our Culture. At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here. Benefits that set us apart. * Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance * Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation * Relocation Assistance * Tuition Assistance * Access to Employee Store * Remote position with up to 30-40% travel across customer area of responsibilities * Must live within Kansas City, MO area. What You Do. * Works in conjunction with CP National Customer Business Manager, Director - Retail Merchandising and Director of Sales, to identify opportunities in key markets and customers on retail projects that could increase presentation effectiveness and build brand awareness for our portfolio of Sargento products. * Accountable for meeting sales & profit goals for local market accounts. * Sets strategies, tactics, & provides direction to sales agency & territory sales manager to ensure set goals & retail excellence are met. * Aids CP National Customer Business Manager in developing strategies and tactics for local market accounts within assigned geography. * Responsible for retail excellence in the assigned markets to ensure consistency of execution, reporting, and communications. * Responsible for analyzing customer-specific information. Supports CP National Customer Business Manager's initiatives to ensure proper execution by Agency Retail Management on all established retail practices. * Trains and supports Agency Space Management to ensure merchandising sets support Sargento's retail standards. * Supports CP National Customer Business Manager in providing retail score carding, process development and reporting for agency partners. * Supports trade management and pricing efforts by providing sales analyses that facilitate pricing and promotional efficiency. * Ensures all Sargento products meet or exceeds targeted distribution levels and merchandising standards with the assigned geography. * Develops sound customer relationships that provide an opportunity for Sargento to grow market share. * Assists in the development of internal retail training with agencies and internal field sales teams within the assigned geography. * Acts as a liaison between sales agency & Sargento Management * Must live within Kansas City, MO area. * Must be able to travel 30-40% of the time. Your Education and Experience. * Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university * Three to Five years related experience. * Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Our Story. With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry. To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at [please apply online] LI-KJ1 Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.