Food Service Development Lead/ National Accounts Manager
Food Service Development Lead/ National Accounts Manager
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Job Description
- Job Description:
Scope: Part-time Foodservice sales professional (approx. 20-30 hours/ week) to sell Hidden Valley Ranch to National Restaurant Operators & establish branded marketing partnerships. Specifically,
- Identify key Culinary & Marketing decision maker contacts and set up top to top meetings at national restaurant operators (key targets identified)
- Establish selling strategy for account (identifying key operator needs we can address & windows of opportunity, how to influence decision makers, how to address/ overcome obstacles, creative selling stories and ideas for both the product and the brand)
- Penetrate account and establish sales meetings, selling opportunities, better understand customer needs, opportunities, obstacles.
- Sell product options as well as ideas, insights & branded marketing partnerships for permanent menu items or LTOs.
- Consult the brand marketing team on big ideas and business models to win with Foodservice operators.
Qualifications: Previous Foodservice and Restaurant Operator/ National Account and branded manufacturer selling experience with contacts within National Account Restaurant Operators.
- Requirements:
Qualifications: Previous Foodservice and Restaurant Operator/ National Account and branded manufacturer selling experience with contacts within National Account Restaurant Operators.
Duration: 6 months with the option to extend given successful introductions and early program development
External Success Criteria
- Deliver 2-3 top to top meetings with Tier 0 or 1 customers within 6 months of hire date
- Consult on brand expansion big ideas and new business model development
Internal Success Criteria
- Free up internal Food Service team capacity to focus on current opportunities
Employment Type
Full Time
