Key Account Manager

Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as an Account Manager with proven business results.
  • Proficiency in Nielsen data analysis is essential.
  • Experience in managing trade spend is a significant asset.
  • Post-secondary education in a business-related field.
  • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Power BI is beneficial.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute sales business plans for assigned categories.
  • Analyze and address issues to meet sales, distribution, and operational goals.
  • Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders effectively.
  • Activate Category Roadmap and Sales Playbook initiatives with customers.
  • Create customized sales presentations using Category Roadmaps.
  • Enter customer promotion plans into management tools timely.
  • Manage commercial spend to meet sales and trade spend objectives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits from day one.
  • Company-matched pension plan.
  • Four weeks of vacation and five personal paid holidays.
  • Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
  • Robust training and development programs for career growth.
  • Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement options.
  • Bonus eligibility for performance.
  • Gender affirmation benefits for essential care and procedures.
  • Fertility services and surrogacy medical coverage available.
  • Adoption benefits to alleviate financial burdens.
  • Significant discounts on Nespresso products and Nestlé items.
Full Job Description
Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Key Account Manager

Location: Brampton, Ontario; located at 9050 Airport Rd, Brampton, ON L6S 6G9

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What to Expect:

We are looking for a results-oriented Key Account Manager to join our Nestlé Sales office in Brampton, Ontario. This position is pivotal in driving sales profitability and ensuring the effective execution of Nestlé Canada's marketing and sales initiatives. The Key Account Manager will play a crucial role in enhancing customer relationships and achieving sales targets, contributing to the overall success of Nestlé Canada. This position is an existing vacancy. This position is an existing vacancy.

A day in the life:

As an Key Account Manager you will be responsible to develop and achieve the sales business plan for the assigned categories by implementing the strategy, managing total trade spend by category and achieving shelf, distribution, and promotional targets.

  • Analyze, identify, monitor, and address specific issues to achieve Nestlé's goals for sales, commercial spend, share, distribution, and operating budgets.
  • Effectively manage internal and external relationships, meeting the agreed level of customer contact with Category Managers, Merchants, and Assistants, as well as CDT members, Demand Supply Planning (DSP), Retail Sales, Category Sales Development, and Shared Services.
  • Ensure activation of targeted Category Roadmap and Sales Playbook initiatives within the Customer Category Plan(s).
  • Participate in and support the development of Joint Value Creation (JVC) initiatives and provide input and feedback to support the development of Integrated Commercial Plans (ICP).
  • Develop and customize Category Plan-based sales presentations, leveraging Category Roadmaps to make recommendations relevant and applicable to each customer's business needs.
  • Enter all relevant customer and category promotion plans into the Customer Management Tool (ASP tool and/or other planning tools) in a timely manner to support Demand Planners in their forecasting responsibilities.
  • Effectively manage commercial spend to achieve sales volume, trade spend, and customer contribution goals, including administration, record keeping, tracking, and follow-up.


Role Requirements

As the successful candidate, you will be the champion for the brands throughout the organization. You will need to be passionate, tenacious, results-focused, and enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment.

  • 3+ years of experience as an Account Manager, with a proven track record of delivering business results.
  • Proficiency in working with Nielsen data is essential.
  • Experience managing trade spend is an asset.
  • Post-secondary education in a business-related discipline.
  • Proficient computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Copilot, and Power BI is an asset.
  • Effective communication, negotiation, and strong leadership skills, with the ability to present analytics and deliver presentations to various levels within the organization and to external customers.
  • Proficiency in gathering data and using storytelling techniques to deliver actionable insights.
  • Outstanding organizational skills, effective time management, exceptional prioritization abilities, project management expertise, and strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent leadership capabilities, with the ability to foster collaboration and build strong interpersonal relationships.
  • Strong self-motivation and the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong self-motivation and proactive mindset, with the capacity to think strategically to secure incremental business opportunities.


Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment
  • Company matched pension plan
  • Four weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)
  • Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
  • Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
  • Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Gender affirmation benefits to ensure access to necessary care, resources, and coverage for gender-affirming procedures
  • Fertility Services and Surrogacy Medical Coverage to support the pursuit of a path to parenthood regardless of medical conditions, gender or sexual orientation
  • Adoption benefits to remove some of the financial barriers associated with adoption
  • Up to 50% off - Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories
  • Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)


Compensation Range: CAD 120,000 to CAD 140,000 + bonus eligibility

At Nestlé Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, aligned with our commitment to equitable pay practices.

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