Account Manager

Primient

$120K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in commercial food ingredient sales or customer-facing roles
  • Experience in strategic account and relationship management
  • Proven success in volume growth and pipeline planning
  • Strong forecasting skills for both near and long-term
  • Exceptional communication and customer service abilities
  • Organizational skills to manage multiple projects
  • Experience navigating complex corporate environments

Responsibilities

  • Manage strategic accounts to achieve desired results
  • Build lasting customer relationships and negotiate agreements
  • Develop growth-focused account plans and manage pipelines
  • Ensure compliance while improving processes with cross-functional teams
  • Conduct complex forecasting for accounts
  • Provide regular updates via Salesforce and participate in lead management activities
  • Collaborate with teams to meet customer performance goals

Benefits

  • Competitive pay with performance-based incentives
  • Health insurance and various plan options
  • 401(k) with match contributions
  • Paid holidays, vacations, and floating days off
  • Parental leave for new parents
  • Learning and development programs available
  • Supportive culture with employee resource groups
Full Job Description
Account Manager | Primient

Account Manager

Ready for an exciting Commercial career with more impact? Join a market leader in ingredient manufacturing that is poised for a new era of success.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A Sales career at Primient offers the chance to earn lucrative incentives while growing your experience and expertise. Our Sales function is a driving force behind the Primient business with a leading role to play in realizing our growth potential. We are excited by the chance to grow our relationships with customers that range from world-famous brands to specialist manufacturers.

Key responsibilities: Account Manager
  • Responsible for all aspects of strategic account management to drive results
  • Build and maintain deep customer relationships and negotiate agreements that deliver against KPIs
  • Develop and execute account plans focused on growth strategy and manage the opportunity pipeline
  • Disciplined approach to account management and compliance metrics working closely with product management, customer service and internal operations team to continuously improve
  • Near- and long-term complex forecasting and account planning
  • Communicate with management by providing regular CRM updates via Salesforce.com; Call / Activity Reports, Sales Opportunities, Contracting Progress, Updated Account Information and Contract Information; participating in campaigns and proactive lead management, etc.
  • Work cross functionally to ensure customer performance goals are met


ABOUT YOU

Essential to do the role:
  • Experienced strategic account management/relationship management
  • Record of success in growing volumes, identifying opportunities, forecasting, and disciplined account and pipeline planning
  • Industry experience including National Account expansion drawing on relationship management and professional maturity.
  • Near and long-term complex forecast capability and account planning.
  • Strong strategy and big picture execution
  • Outstanding communications, presentation, and people skills
  • Highly organized, with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
  • History of success in navigating and influencing both entrepreneurial and large, complex company environments
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% (combination road and air)


Education Level
  • Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Business Administration, Agribusiness or Agricultural Economics, Food Science, Marketing, Chemistry, or related area of study
  • 5+ years of food ingredient commercial experience, preferably sales or customer facing role


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Rewards & benefits
Competitive salary / 401 K matching and non-contingent matching plans / Healthcare / Medical insurance

Career development

Our structure provides autonomy and accountability in your role. You have scope to develop a depth of expertise and the opportunity to follow career pathways outside the norm.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are passionate believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow, thrive and progress.

Total Rewards
The annual pay range estimated for this position is $120,372.00 - $150,465.00 and is bonus eligible.

Please note that while this range reflects the full spectrum of compensation available for this role, individual compensation will be determined based on several factors including your experience, skills, and alignment with the role's responsibilities. During the interview process there will be an opportunity to discuss how your background fits into the pay range.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • Competitive Pay
  • Multiple Healthcare plan choices
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans
  • Paid holidays & vacation
  • Floating days off
  • Parental leave for new parents
  • Employee resource groups
  • Learning & development programs
  • Fun culture where you have an opportunity in shaping our future


Career Path & Culture

Primient is committed to a workplace that is all in - ensuring everyone has the opportunity to develop and shape a career that matters in an open culture which embraces equity, diversity and belonging. We challenge old ways of thinking; and encourage employee voices to be a guiding force for ongoing learning.

Primient supports a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe our differences make better decisions, drive excellence, and deliver better business results. Primient employees experience autonomy and accountability in their role. Here, employees control their destiny as there is opportunity for career growth and pathways outside the norm.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow,

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