Strategic Foodservice Account Manager

Lotus Bakeries, Milan; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lotus Bakeries is seeking a Marketing/Sales professional to grow the Away From Home (AFH) channel. You will manage national chains, lead account plans, and pursue new menu opportunities including co-branded LTOs, coordinating recipes, samples, pricing, and timelines.

You will identify new business across coffee chains, cafes, hospitality, and workplaces, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth launches and reliable supply.

Qualifications

• Min. 2 years of experience in marketing, trade marketing or jr. brand management in a CPG environment.
• Bachelor degree in Marketing, Business or Economics.
• Strong project and stakeholder management with timeline discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a portfolio of national chains through account plans, business reviews and new menu opportunities, including co-branded LTOs, coordinating recipe development, samples, pricing and timelines.
• Identify, prospect and secure new business across targeted channels, including coffee chains and independent cafes, hospitality, workplace and corporate pantry, colleges/universities.
• Collaborate with Customer Service, Supply Chain and Demand Planning, QA, Marketing and Finance to deliver smooth launches and reliable supply.
• Support the Channel Manager AFH on major national QSR partnerships.
• Partner with distributor and broker network to ensure product availability and maximize execution.
• Track sales performance, pipeline and competitive activity and turn the data into recommendations.
• Represent the brand at trade shows and customer meetings to grow existing accounts and prospect new ones.
• Support Marketing initiatives (foodservice website, trade show presence).

Skills

Trade Marketing

Brand management

Sales

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Marketing, Business, Economics

Job description

Lotus Bakeries is seeking a Marketing/Sales professional to grow the Away From Home (AFH) channel. You will manage national chains, lead account plans, and pursue new menu opportunities including co-branded LTOs, coordinating recipes, samples, pricing, and timelines.

You will identify new business across coffee chains, cafes, hospitality, and workplaces, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth launches and reliable supply.