Remote Grocery Broker Manager Southeast Growth Lead

Ferrara Candy Co.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Ferrara Candy Co. is seeking a field-based Broker Manager Southeast – Grocery East to plan, develop, and lead growth initiatives with Broker Partners in the southeastern US. You will coordinate with SSCM, Sales Finance, and Demand teams to meet sales objectives within budgets.

Experience in sales, broker leadership, and a proven ability to drive region-wide growth is essential. The role covers southeastern markets and reports to the Sr Director of Grocery East, with relocation and travel as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or confection industry experience required.
• Minimum of 4 years of sales account responsibility experience preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years Grocery Channel sales experience preferred.
• Location: Flexible but located within territory (MI) or Chicago.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Consumables experience preferred; confection experience a plus.
• Ability to travel as required to achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Develop and retain long-term customer relationships with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrate product knowledge and business objectives to lead Broker Teams.
• Build collaborative internal and external relationships to drive objectives.
• Penetrate key customers to unlock regional growth opportunities.
• Develop and maintain business planning initiatives for needs.
• Collaborate across departments to improve processes.
• Present contingency plans to maximize net profit growth.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Uphold Ferrara's core values and perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communications

Broker relationships

Budget analysis

Influence & leadership

Initiative

Strategic thinking

Planning & organization

Education

Bachelor's degree or confection industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ferrara Candy Co. is seeking a field-based Broker Manager Southeast – Grocery East to plan, develop, and lead growth initiatives with Broker Partners in the southeastern US. You will coordinate with SSCM, Sales Finance, and Demand teams to meet sales objectives within budgets.

Experience in sales, broker leadership, and a proven ability to drive region-wide growth is essential. The role covers southeastern markets and reports to the Sr Director of Grocery East, with relocation and travel as