Key Account Manager – Food Service (Greater Toronto)

Rich Products Corporation; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company is seeking a Key Account Manager for the Greater Toronto area. This role involves executing strategic plans, achieving market case and financial targets, and building relationships with distributors. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of sales experience in the food industry, solid communication skills, and the ability to travel up to 40%. A post-secondary education is preferred, and proficiency in Salesforce is required.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Parental leave

Family planning support

Volunteering & community impact opportunities

Holiday gatherings

In-house taste tests

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of sales experience in the food and beverage, food manufacturing, CPG industry.
• Solid written and verbal communications skills, including strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability in multi-tasking/problem solving/troubleshooting.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for 6 or more hours.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Drive market penetration of assigned operator base holding and driving distribution.
• Achieve individual and market case/financial margin targets through execution of FSD strategies.
• Build effective relationships with key Distributors contacts in Zone.
• Responsible for entry of sales deals and liaising between customer order process and support teams.

Skills

Sales experience in the food and beverage industry

Presentation skills

Financial acumen

Organizational skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Ability to travel

Education

Post secondary education

University degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

A leading food company is seeking a Key Account Manager for the Greater Toronto area. This role involves executing strategic plans, achieving market case and financial targets, and building relationships with distributors. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of sales experience in the food industry, solid communication skills, and the ability to travel up to 40%. A post-secondary education is preferred, and proficiency in Salesforce is required.