Key Account Manager

Responsibilities

• Execute sales plans and goals designed to increase sales, profit margin and minimize expenses.
• Identify and manage new sales opportunities and servicing of existing accounts.
• Investigate, recommend, and educate new product offerings to capture new market trends.
• Forecast profit, volume growth and other related goals as determined.
• Establish buying influences, budgets and purchasing criteria for customer accounts.
• Prepare reports on customer account status.
• Delivers on corporate goals to deliver synergy and cross selling capabilities to customers.
• Collaborate and attend trade shows domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Proficient in JDE, Power BI.
• Culinary and food sales - retail experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of sales experience.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Aptitude for financial reporting.

Perks & Benefits

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission

The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

C.H.E.F.S. Values

• Curious & Creative
• Hungry For Food & Results
• Entrepreneurial Forward Thinking & Flexible
• Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary

The Key Account Manager is responsible for providing high quality service with a focus on corporate initiatives for assigned chain or independent account(s). They will operate as a team to manage, direct, and coordinate all sales plans and programs. They are responsible for creating a partnering relationship of trust, integrity, customer satisfaction and loyalty and ensures customer compliance. They will collaborate with their team to achieve overall growth within the retail channel of business and beyond.

Hybrid Role, 20% Travel

This role includes a hybrid schedule with 20% travel.

Perks & Benefits

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan