KeHE Distributors

Account Manager, Fresh

KeHE Distributors$79K — $116K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in sales for grocery products, focusing on specialty cheese, deli, or meats
  • 4-year Bachelor's degree in Business preferred or equivalent experience
  • Proven success in meeting/exceeding customer expectations
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Comfortable using enterprise software and desktop applications

Responsibilities

  • Increase Specialty Cheese sales through analytical and fact-based selling
  • Develop and execute creative promotional plans for profitable sales
  • Identify new business opportunities and follow up consistently
  • Coordinate communications between vendors and internal teams
  • Monitor competitor activities and create strategic responses
  • Manage credits and account receivables effectively
  • Ensure adherence to company policies while achieving sales goals

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage starting Day 1
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • 401(k) with employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Generous paid time off and sick leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Holiday pay for company-designated holidays
Full Job Description
  • Full-time
  • Pay Range: $79,300.00/Yr. - $116,270.00/Yr.
  • Shift Days: , Shift Time:
  • Benefits on Day 1
    • Health/Rx
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
    • Supplemental life insurance
    • 401(k)
    • Paid time off
    • Paid sick time
    • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
    • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
    • Holiday pay for company designated holidays
    Overview

    At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

    Primary Responsibilities

    The Fresh Account Manager is accountable to design and execute sales and marketing programs specific to Speciality Cheese for the Retail Company’s account.  Key drivers for success in this position involve building and leveraging relationships with vendors, KeHE sales reps, and the Retail Company’s personnel, specific to items that KeHE classifies as Fresh and/or that the retailer classifies as Fresh.  Ultimately, the scorecard for success will be measured by the increase of profitable sales as well as deepened relationships within the account.   As with all positions at KeHE we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision and Values. 

    Essential Functions
    • Increase Specialty Cheese sales at the account through analytical and fact-based selling.
    • Increase sales by developing creative promotional plans and managing through to profitable execution.
    • Increase sales by finding new business opportunities and through consistent follow up.
    • Work with a sense of urgency towards projects, requests, and deadlines.
    • Coordinate activities and communications among vendors and company functional groups.
    • Monitor competitor activities and recommend paths forward to address these activities.
    • Monitor credits and account receivables.
    • Communicate with all departments and organizational levels regarding sales and operations.
    • Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including some weekends.
    • Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%.
    • Assure that established company policies and procedures are followed in achieving the above accountabilities.
    Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude
    • Speciality cheese, deli or meat experience required. 
    • 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Business preferred. Equivalent combination of education and work experience in speciality cheese, deli or meat may be considered.
    • Minimum five (5) years' experience in sales of grocery products to chain accounts.
    • Proven track record of meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
    • Experience utilizing Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and legacy enterprise software.

    Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

    • Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
    • Comfort and experience utilizing Microsoft desktop and legacy enterprise software.
    Requisition ID2026-30142

About KeHE Distributors

KeHE Distributors is a food distribution company that provides natural and organic, specialty and fresh products to grocery and natural food stores. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois. KeHE Distributors has over 16,000 products and serves over 30,000 customers.
Learn more about KeHE Distributors
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1952

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