Senior Account Manager Open to remote

Cargill; Calgary; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food and agriculture company is seeking a Senior Account Manager to handle complex national customers and develop account plans. This role requires excellent client relationship skills, a background in the food industry, and proficiency in tools like Microsoft Office, PowerBI, and Salesforce. This position is open to remote work within Canada and requires a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of related work experience.
• Experience in the food industry.
• Availability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop account plans to establish and maintain account relationships.
• Provide leadership support in developing new market opportunities.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision.

Skills

Client relationship management

Microsoft Excel

Salesforce

SAP

Education

Diploma/certificate or bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

PowerBI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Account Manager will focus on our largest and complex national customers. In this role, you will handle critical, complex fresh (fast-paced) products that require excellent client relationship skills to maintain competitive positioning.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop account plans to establish and maintain account relationships and meet personal sales targets.
• Develop strong client relationships that provide significant input to planning product, price and service strategies.
• Leading cross functional teams to provide value added services to accounts and provide solutions to help grow business.
• Provide leadership supportin developingnew market opportunities.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma/certificate or bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (such as Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience in the food industry
• Previous working experience in PowerBI, Salesforce and SAP.
• Availability to travel as need
• Possess a valid Canadian full class 5 driver’s licence in good standing authorizing you to drive independently during the course of your employment
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Fresh product supply chain experience
• Experience in national retail key account sales
• Knowledge of case ready, beef and or pork markets

Position Information

• This position is open to remote within Canada only.

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.