Strategic K-12 Food Service Account Manager

Rich Products Corporation; Minneapolis (MN); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Rich Products Corporation is seeking a Key Account Manager for the K-12 segment to drive growth across Minnesota, Iowa, and North Dakota. The role requires close coordination with Zone assets and segment leaders to execute strategic plans and manage USDA commodity balances.

The candidate should live near Minneapolis, bring 3+ years of food service sales experience, and demonstrate strong negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (business management, finance, economics or marketing preferred).
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience in Food Service industry, direct selling experience preferred in the K-12 segment.
• Proven change management capabilities.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Solid written and verbal communications, with strong presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of product and P&L’s.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM.
• Data and insights experience a plus (Circana, Nielsen or similar).
• Serv-Safe certification preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Execute market plans within assigned geography and drive market penetration.
• Lead K-12 demand for new product priorities and growth.
• Manage USDA commodity balances in the territory and support contracting.
• Lead bid process support and intelligence gathering in the territory.
• Engage in key K-12 events and maintain relationships with distributors.
• Enter sales deals and liaise between customers and WHQ support teams.
• Meet volume and margin targets across markets.

Conocimientos

Negotiation skills

Influencing skills

Written and verbal communication

Presentation skills

Multi-tasking / problem solving

Self-discipline / organization

PC proficiency

Salesforce CRM

Data insights awareness

Serv-Safe certification

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Herramientas

Salesforce

Circana

Nielsen

Descripción del empleo

Rich Products Corporation is seeking a Key Account Manager for the K-12 segment to drive growth across Minnesota, Iowa, and North Dakota. The role requires close coordination with Zone assets and segment leaders to execute strategic plans and manage USDA commodity balances.

The candidate should live near Minneapolis, bring 3+ years of food service sales experience, and demonstrate strong negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.