Customer Sales Manager

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The Customer Sales Manager's purpose is to drive sales in a direct selling and/or broker capacity through fact-based selling and form productive customer relationships for medium/large accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for selling products directly to retailers, end-users, or distributors within assigned geographic territory, industry, or account.
• Maintain corporate-mandated profit contribution levels through effective management of assigned spending budgets.
• Effectively utilize syndicated data to identify opportunities and provide management with post-analysis results.
• Must manage trade spending budget and deliver financial sales responsibility driven by the senior leadership team.
• Evaluate current and competitive product pricing, promotions, and sales strategies for potential business opportunities.
• Collaborate with Customer Inventory Analysts and corporate teams on production forecasting of assigned brands.
• Develop recommendations for displays and other promotional activities to effectively optimize sales growth, using available POS, syndicated, and consumer insights data
• Guide the retail broker team in determining monthly objectives and assist directly in the overall management of the broker team.

Experience, Skills, Education:

• At least 8 years of field sales experience is required, Kroger experience is preferred.
• A bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or marketing is required.
• Demonstrated experience in understanding trends and making recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience with Nielsen, Circana, and 84.51.
• Possess an understanding of the customers' co-managed replenishment system.
• Possess proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must have a thorough understanding of retail/grocery.
• Must have a thorough understanding of B&G's portfolio of brands.
• Must have a good understanding of syndicated data information sources.
• Must have strong financial and business acumen.

Equal Employment Opportunity

B&G Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process should contact Human Resources. For more information on your federal rights, please review the EEOC's Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster at https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.