Credit Manager

Ben E. Keith; Missouri City (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus

Strong values and stability

Shape credit strategy for a major DC

Job summary

Ben E. Keith Company is seeking a Credit Manager to transform credit management from a back-office function to a strategic growth driver.

The role is in-office five days a week in Missouri City, TX, leading a team focused on optimizing risk, partnering with sales to enable growth, and delivering timely support to customers. The position emphasizes risk-informed decision making, collaboration with Sales, and driving a more efficient sales-to-cash cycle within a family-owned distribution

Qualifications

• Experience leading credit or collections teams.
• Ability to collaborate with sales to enable growth while maintaining financial discipline.
• Strong data-driven decision making and risk assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the credit team and oversee risk optimization initiatives.
• Partner with sales to drive growth while ensuring timely collections and cash flow.
• Guide the sales-to-cash cycle with proactive processes and systems.
• Develop and monitor metrics to improve customer experiences and financial performance.

Skills

Credit management

Team leadership

Data analytics

Sales partnership

Job description

For more than a century, Ben E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates throughout the state of Texas as a proud distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

Come join us as we grow!

Are you ready to transform credit management from a back-office function to a strategic growth driver? We're seeking aCredit Manager who sees beyond traditional collections and credit management to the bigger picture of business enablement. This role is in office 5 days a week in Missouri City, Texas.

Our Credit team doesn't just manage risk—we optimize it. We don't just collect payments—we create positive customer experiences. We understand that appropriate risk doesn't mean zero risk, and that true success comes from partnering with sales to enable growth while maintaining financial discipline.

In this role, you'll lead a team focused on four strategic pillars:

• Optimizing risk through informed, data-driven decisions
• Contributing to growth as a solutions-oriented partner
• Creating positive customer experiences built on trust and timely support
• Guiding an efficient sales-to-cash cycle through proactive systems

If you're tired of being seen as the "sales prevention department" and want to be valued as a strategic business partner, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Who We Are:

For 120-year, Ben E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations. We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary with bonus potential
• Stable, family-owned company with strong values
• Opportunity to shape credit strategy for a major distribution center
• Work-life balance in a collaborative environment

Ben E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family-owned business with a long-standing tradition of supporting the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to our employees and their families.

• Short and Long Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Credit Union

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positivelyimpact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.

Here at Ben E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believeour differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face. Ben E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative actionemployer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor