Key Account Manager II

Advantage Solutions; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business solutions provider is seeking a Key Account Manager II to drive sales and manage relationships with clients and retailers. Responsibilities include developing strategic plans, increasing sales, and ensuring execution of promotional marketing strategies. The ideal candidate will have experience in sales and possess strong communication skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment, while enjoying competitive benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)

401(k) with company match

Training and Career Development

Generous Paid Time-Off

Qualifications

• Track record of building and maintaining customer/client relationships.
• Strong sales presentation, interpersonal, and development skills.
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, able to handle a fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive clients’ business at assigned customer, increase distribution, grow sales.
• Ensure retail/merchandising execution and achieve targeted income.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and retailers.

Skills

Sales presentation

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Building customer relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Outlook

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Base pay range

$52,000.00/yr - $96,700.00/yr

The KAM II is a salesperson responsible for meeting sales quotas and expense budgets for assigned clients by managing sales programs, promotional spending, distribution levels, shelf placement, and strategic planning initiatives. Our clients are defined as the manufacturers, vendors, or brands that have contracted Advantage as their sales force. Our customers are defined as retailers, wholesalers, or distributors to whom we sell our clients’ brands.

This teammate will collaborate with clients to develop strategic plans to accomplish the business goals and work with retailer associates (such as buyers, category managers, replenishment managers, and others) on headquarters calls to implement the programs. This teammate will own the relationship with our clients. This teammate will make decisions regarding the spending of our clients’ trade funds to drive increased sales and will sign, implement, and execute contracts with our customers on our clients’ behalf.

This position also works closely with internal Advantage Solutions associates, such as customer managers, order entry, claims, category management, schematics, and retail associates, to increase sales volume within a market. This incumbent may be dedicated to servicing one or multiple clients’ goals, while also encompassing customer relations and implementation. Clients will consist of Pioneering clients (manufacturers that do not currently have distribution in the customers the associate is responsible for), Regional clients (manufacturers not represented through a national contract but rather retain the services on a regional, market, or customer specific basis) or Tier 3 clients (manufacturers with minimal volume, sku counts, and commission revenue).

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

What We Offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Drive our clients’ business at the assigned customer. Increase distribution, grow sales dollars/units/share/other KPI’s, while staying on spend
• In addition to the above statement, also responsible for ensuring retail/merchandising execution and basic eCommerce execution. Achieves targeted income and expense budgets by implementing promotional and marketing strategies
• Analyzes trends and results to identify growth opportunities and makes recommendations to clients and customers
• Monitors and drives growth through efficient management of promotional spending within guidelines on assigned clients
• Meets budgetary goals by maintaining strict control and accounting of accrual and bill-back funds for assigned clients
• Meets expectation for managing period ending fund balance performance with no overspends vs. trade budget. Meets or exceeds Client’s goals for sales, distribution, share, pricing, shelving, and promotional volume
• Launches strategies to pursue new opportunities
• Implements retailer headquarters calls and penetrates key positions at the retailer to:
• Achieve sales goals by managing and maximizing manufacturer marketing and promotional funds while staying within financial guidelines
• Ensure that all retail pricing and indirect order guides within the division is updated by regularly correcting discrepancies
• Secure Client-approved schematics for all Clients’ brands by providing direction and communication to our schematic, reset, and retail departments
• Ensure incremental sales through the distribution of new products and the maintenance of existing SKUs
• Collaborate with category management team to develop retailer presentations by using database rationale such as SKU optimization, efficient promotion causal data, and lift analysis
• Manage accounts to achieve the targeted ACV on Innovation
• Builds and maintains effective client and retailer relationships to ensure customer access and the client perspective that we are connected and engaged with key stakeholders
• Demonstrates sales accomplishments and areas of opportunity by developing sales presentations for Customers and Clients
• Implements Customer HQ Calls and demonstrates an ability to penetrate key positions at the retailer
• Offers strategic input according to annual business plans, problem-solving, and ongoing customer management. Finds the intersection of retailer and client objectives and drives win/win scenarios
• Provides timely and fluid communication on Client goals, programs, price changes, and priorities to include all necessary people and information
• Manages difficult situations, issues, and conflicts to get to an effective outcome
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in sales, grocery, and CPG
• Strong sales presentation, interpersonal, and development skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment
• Track record of building and maintaining customer/client relationships
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web browsers
• Working knowledge of syndicated data and driving insights
• Proven track record in sales
  
  

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Marketing, and Administrative

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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