Business Development Manager, Retail

Brooklyn Bottling Corp.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Iberia Foods in Orlando is seeking a Business Development Manager, Retail to drive growth across our local accounts. You will develop negotiation strategies, manage key relationships, and collaborate with internal teams to promote the right products for client segments.

The role requires market insight, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to implement plans that increase floor presence and category growth. Salary starts at $40,000 annually with a quarterly commission plan.

Qualifications

• Requires product knowledge and ability to develop negotiation strategies.
• Experience in retail or account management preferred.
• Ability to analyze data and plan commercial dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor market shifts and align client strategies with internal company objectives.
• Create and foster strong, professional relationships with the assigned client, always striving for mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal departments dedicated to the same client account to ensure top-quality materials and comprehensive customer satisfaction.
• Drive category growth within designated categories (233, 234, 232), focusing on capturing floorplans and expanding footages to supermax stores.
• Support the process to ensure that the strategy is adherent to the local reality. Design and implement a plan to achieve assigned footage growth objectives.
• Conduct regular visits to all routes, rotating throughout the month and ensuring stores are serviced to industry standards. Provide thorough documentation, including reports and visual evidence, via email communication for follow-up and review.
• Analyzing data to anticipate changes and improvements and plan commercial dynamics. Design and implement a key account growth plan sufficient to ensure assigned objectives.
• Maintain contact with operational staff, to ensure optimal satisfaction of key account needs and ensure the quality of services provided.

Skills

Product knowledge

Negotiation

Key account management

Relationship building

Job description

Join the Iberia team! Iberia Foods understands the unique and differentiated needs of each community. The company sells, distributes, and promotes a complete and diverse portfolio of leading brands from the Caribbean and Latin America. Founded in 1930, Iberia Foods is the largest Caribbean and Hispanic food distributor in the United States. As a premier source for the authentic Caribbean and Latino cuisine, Iberia Foods boasts a full host of products ranging from condiments and pantry items to beverages and snacks and represents most of the leading brands from the Caribbean and Latin America. With more than 800 products, Iberia Foods has a solid position as the definitive connection to the Caribbean and Latin American cuisine.

We are looking for a Business Development Manager, Retail in our Orlando Territory. The salary for this position starts at $40,000 annually with a quarterly commission plan. The position will develop and manage the negotiation strategy and oversee key account relationships through a collaborative plan with the client. The position requires product knowledge, includes methods to display, promote and sell the right products for the client's customer base and demographics.

Key Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor market shifts and align client strategies with internal company objectives.
• Create and foster strong, professional relationships with the assigned client, always striving for mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal departments dedicated to the same client account to ensure top-quality materials and comprehensive customer satisfaction.
• Drive category growth within designated categories (233, 234, 232), focusing on capturing floorplans and expanding footages to supermax stores.
• Support the process to ensure that the strategy is adherent to the local reality. Design and implement a plan to achieve assigned footage growth objectives.
• Conduct regular visits to all routes, rotating throughout the month and ensuring stores are serviced to industry standards. Provide thorough documentation, including reports and visual evidence, via email communication for follow-up and review.
• Analyzing data to anticipate changes and improvements and plan commercial dynamics. Design and implement a key account growth plan sufficient to ensure assigned objectives.
• Maintain contact with operational staff, to ensure optimal satisfaction of key account needs and ensure the quality of services provided.