Key Account Manager, Foodservice – TX & LA

PDI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Paid time off

Flex time

401(k)

Profit sharing

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

PDI in Houston is seeking a Sales Associate to grow Sani Professional product lines across the Central/South Texas and Louisiana market. You will deliver product presentations and demonstrations to drive focused sales to key operators and distributors.

This role requires building lasting relationships, expanding store allocations, and reporting progress against forecast with the National Account Manager, while providing superior customer service and product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with top operators in market (Sani Professional products)
• Focus on strengthening line by expanding assortment at key locations
• Develop, maintain and expand relationships with key purchase influencers (e.g., food safety, marketing) as well as economic buyers (e.g., purchasing, operations)
• Reports regularly on sales activities and opportunities and reviews progress against forecast and budget with National Account Manager
• Maintains sales activity files on all current and potential customers; Maintains pertinent documents. Maintains a complete inventory of samples of all products sold by the Company and provides those samples on an as needed basis to operator and distributor customers.
• Performs such other duties as assigned.
• Build and maintain relationships with key distributor management
• Negotiate marketing plans, conduct business reviews
• Resolve key distributor problems, including deduction reconciliation, leveraging inside teammates as necessary.
• Reports regularly on sales activities and opportunities and reviews progress against forecast and budget with National Account Manager
• Conducts distributor sales meetings to ensure Sani Professional's full product line is properly presented and sold.
• Plans and operates within established corporate guidelines to maintain expenditures within budget allocations. Acts judiciously in the use of company assets and resource
• Review/analyze sales and trade spends reports (self, customers, etc.)

Job description

PDI in Houston is seeking a Sales Associate to grow Sani Professional product lines across the Central/South Texas and Louisiana market. You will deliver product presentations and demonstrations to drive focused sales to key operators and distributors.

This role requires building lasting relationships, expanding store allocations, and reporting progress against forecast with the National Account Manager, while providing superior customer service and product knowledge.