Green Spoon Sales is excited to announce the formation of a new and unique business team, dedicated to the support of emerging brands. Green Spoon’s accelerator program will specialize in helping emerging brands strategize, focus and scale. All at affordable costs with experienced natural CPG experts.
Accelerator is a team separate from Green Spoon Sales dedicated to delivering best-in-class access to the strategic retail partners needed to catapult brands into CPG relevance.
Driven by the desire to transform the retail landscape, our team helps brands gain access to retail stores and shelf space, in addition to driving sales through marketing and promotions.
Green Spoon’s accelerator is looking for a positive, passionate, and detail-oriented Distributor Key Account Manager. The role is responsible for helping develop our brand partner’s business at UNFI/KeHE.
Responsibilities
- Help facilitate relationships with distributor contacts including Category Managers, Supply Chain Management, Vendor Support, Sales Enablement and Supplier Development Managers.
- Complete new vendor packets.
- Submit new items/seasonal items.
- Submit item maintenance, price changes, discos, and any other product changes taking place on behalf of vendor partners.
- Submit monthly promotions.
- Help organize and file road maps, promo planners, monthly programming.
- Ensure all deadlines are met.
- Ensure all promotional calendars are aligned between Distribution and Promotion Teams.
- Utilize KeHE Connect/BI to optimize performance and potential for each brand and distribution center.
- Navigate UNFI Portal to optimize performance and potential for each brand and distribution center.
- Pull reports as requested by suppliers.
- Stay updated on distributor sales/marketing vehicles and relay new information to brands as it becomes available.
- Monitor and review distributor policies and procedures, helping to negotiate necessary modifications.
Requirements
- 3+ years managing UNFI/KeHE business.
- Excellent time management skills, attention to detail and organization.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Must own a smart phone and computer to perform duties. Green Spoon supplies Microsoft Office Suite.
Full-time, salary with strong benefits package. If you are interested in applying, please send your resume and a brief introduction.
Thank you in advance for your interest in Green Spoon. Due to applicant volume, regretfully we are unable to respond to all inquiries.