Key Account Manager – Natural Food, Grocery

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🌲 North Carolina, Pennsylvania – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🟠 Senior

💰 Account Manager

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Green Spoon Sales

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201 - 500 employees

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Consulting • Marketing • Food & Beverage

Green Spoon Sales is a national natural food and beverage brokerage committed to ethical business practices and positively impacting communities. The company aims to shake up the food industry by building partnerships that will reshape the future of food in the marketplace. With nine regions across the country, Green Spoon Sales boasts a team structure that allows them to be experts at the local level. The company's dedication to ethical practices and community impact sets it apart in the food brokerage industry.

📋 Description

• Manage a high volume of brands, timelines, and retailer interactions simultaneously • Manage and oversee category review calendars, internal deadlines, submissions, and follow-ups for principals • Maintain accurate internal reporting and documentation for key accounts, principals, meetings, action items, and initiatives • Build and maintain direct relationships with category managers and leverage distributor partnerships • Develop positive relationships with principals and resolve concerns and issues • Support retailers and distributors with store openings, distributor tabletops, and Expo • Develop, recommend, and execute promotional plans to drive placement, velocity, and retailer engagement • Monitor and report competitor new items, pricing, packaging, and promotional activity • Collaborate with Green Spoon leadership to grow principals’ business and improve strategy • Participate in strategic discussions regarding Supermarket / Conventional business • Attend and participate in team meetings • Present new lines / SKUs and receive buyer approvals at assigned key accounts • Work closely with UNFI / KeHE representatives supporting assigned accounts • Secure prime placement in planograms • Prepare and submit New Items Forms, Distributor and Retail Promotions, and related materials • Secure key retailer appointments for principals • Attend retailer meetings with principals and manage communication, recaps, paperwork, and follow-up

🎯 Requirements

• Positive attitude • Great attention to detail • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint • Excellent time management and organizational skills • Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple retailers and brands • Interest in organic food and products • Must own a smartphone and computer to perform duties; Green Spoon supplies Microsoft Office Suite • Located in the Western or Central Pennsylvania and surrounding area • 3+ years of relevant natural/conventional grocery experience selling to headquarters • Organic and natural experience preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Amazing company culture • 15%-25%+ higher salary package over competitive agencies • 401k Match Plan - 100% Employer Match up to 4% of Salary • 100% covered strong Health insurance plan • 100% covered strong Dental insurance plan • 100% covered strong Vision insurance plan • Critical Illness & Accident & Hospital Indemnity insurance • Employee assistance program • Flexible spending account • Health savings account • Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance • Life insurance • Strong PTO Plan • Paid Personal Wellness Days • 10 Paid Holidays (Birthday - paid day off) • "Home for the Holidays" Break • Bi-Monthly Office Allowance • Annual Team Builds • Annual Wellness Reimbursement • Paid Volunteer Hours – 1% For The Planet (Team on a Mission!)