National Account Specialist
Aramark · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness Development$60k–$70k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse job description.
We have:
- About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing role: "The National Account Specialist (NAS) manages and grows a portfolio of national account clients..." etc. That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: List of duties under "Job Responsibilities". Many bullet-like sentences.
- Qualifications: There's a "Qualifications" heading with bullet list.
- Skills: Might be part of qualifications? The posting includes many skill statements; but we have separate sections for Skills and Qualifications. We need to decide what to put where. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content accordingly.
We have "Qualifications" section present. Also there is a list of qualifications (Bachelor's degree preferred..., 2-4 years..., etc). That's qualifications.
We also have skill-like statements: "Strong organizational and time-management skills...", "Strong business acumen...", etc. Those could go under Skills.
We also have "Requirements" maybe not explicitly present; but we could combine qualifications and requirements? The posting has "Qualifications" heading; we could treat that as Requirements? But we have both Qualifications and Requirements headings possible. Since there is a "Qualifications" section, we can output that. For Requirements, maybe we can omit if no distinct content. However we have qualifications that also serve as requirements. But we should not create empty sections.
Benefits: There's a Benefits section with description.
Pay: Compensation data: Salaried rate $60,000 to $70,000.
Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned; there is travel up to 50% but schedule not given. So we should not include Schedule section.
Also we have "About Aramark" etc but that's boilerplate; we should remove.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Use
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse job description.
We have:
- About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing role: "The National Account Specialist (NAS) manages and grows a portfolio of national account clients..." etc. That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: List of duties under "Job Responsibilities". Many bullet-like sentences.
- Qualifications: There's a "Qualifications" heading with bullet list.
- Skills: Might be part of qualifications? The posting includes many skill statements; but we have separate sections for Skills and Qualifications. We need to decide what to put where. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content accordingly.
We have "Qualifications" section present. Also there is a list of qualifications (Bachelor's degree preferred..., 2-4 years..., etc). That's qualifications.
We also have skill-like statements: "Strong organizational and time-management skills...", "Strong business acumen...", etc. Those could go under Skills.
We also have "Requirements" maybe not explicitly present; but we could combine qualifications and requirements? The posting has "Qualifications" heading; we could treat that as Requirements? But we have both Qualifications and Requirements headings possible. Since there is a "Qualifications" section, we can output that. For Requirements, maybe we can omit if no distinct content. However we have qualifications that also serve as requirements. But we should not create empty sections.
Benefits: There's a Benefits section with description.
Pay: Compensation data: Salaried rate $60,000 to $70,000.
Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned; there is travel up to 50% but schedule not given. So we should not include Schedule section.
Also we have "About Aramark" etc but that's boilerplate; we should remove.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Thus produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
The salaried rate for this position is $60,000.00 to $70,000.00.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Good.
We need to remove boilerplate like EEO, etc.
Now extract content.
About the role: The first paragraph(s) before "Compensation Data". Let's capture:
"The National Account Specialist (NAS) manages and grows a portfolio of national account clients, serving as a primary point of contact while supporting strong client relationships, operational execution, retention, and profitable growth. This role is focused on a portfolio of smaller and developing national accounts and combines account management with a proactive business development mindset. The National Account Specialist works closely with clients to understand their business needs, identify opportunities to expand existing programs, and ensure consistent execution across client locations. The NAS partners cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Billing & Collections, and other internal teams to resolve client needs, support account performance, and identify opportunities for continued growth. This position reports to the Vice President of Operations ? Central and may require travel up to 50% based on client and business needs. This is a remote role that may be based in any of the below metropolitan areas: Chicago Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Louis"
We should keep that as prose in . Possibly split into multiple paragraphs but one is fine.
Responsibilities: The list under "Job Responsibilities". Each sentence ends with a period. We'll make each a
- .
Let's copy them:
- Serve as a primary point of contact for an assigned portfolio of national account clients, supporting strong day-to-day relationships and overall client satisfaction.
- Develop and maintain proactive client relationships designed to strengthen retention, identify business needs, and uncover opportunities for account growth.
- Manage account performance against client expectations, contractual requirements, service commitments, and established business objectives.
- Support achievement of fiscal year portfolio objectives, including revenue growth, base business growth, retention, profitability, and other assigned financial metrics.
- Identify and pursue opportunities to expand existing client relationships through additional locations, products, program enhancements, and Aramark service offerings.
- Partner with Operations and local leadership to ensure consistent program execution and timely resolution of client service issues.
- Support contract management activities, including renewals, extensions, pricing requirements, and adherence to contractual terms.
- Execute portfolio pricing actions in alignment with client contractual terms and established business strategies.
- Partner with Billing & Collections and Finance to support pricing accuracy, accounts receivable performance, and resolution of outstanding client balances.
- Prepare for and participate in client business reviews, including development of presentation materials, operational reporting, financial information, account trends, and recommended actions.
- Monitor account performance, client feedback, service trends, risks, and growth opportunities and coordinate appropriate action plans.
- Support onboarding, rollout, and implementation activities for newly sold clients, locations, or services transitioning into the assigned portfolio.
- Partner with Sales and National Account leadership on retention, growth, renewal, and other account development activities.
- Coordinate introductions and meetings between client leadership and appropriate Aramark Operations and functional leaders to strengthen partnerships and resolve business needs.
- Work cross-functionally with other Aramark lines of business to support clients utilizing multiple Aramark services and identify additional opportunities where appropriate.
- Maintain accurate account information, client activity, opportunities, forecasts, and relevant documentation within Salesforce and other required systems.
- Travel to client locations, Aramark operations, business reviews, implementations, and other business meetings as required, up to 50%.
Also there is a sentence: "At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice." That seems like generic boilerplate; maybe we should drop as it's not specific duty? It's more about Aramark culture; could be considered boilerplate. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This sentence is not exactly those but could be considered generic. Safer to include? It's not a duty per se. I'd omit it to keep focus.
Qualifications: Under "Qualifications" heading we have:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent relevant experience.
- 2?4 years of account management, sales, business development, customer relationship, or related experience preferred.
- Experience managing client relationships within a B2B or contract-managed service environment preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to grow existing business.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong business acumen and working knowledge of revenue, profitability, pricing, accounts receivable, and other basic financial metrics.
- Ability to analyze client needs, account performance, and market opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.
- Ability to balance client expectations with Aramark's operational and financial objectives.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve operational and client-facing issues.
- Ability to work effectively across Operations, Sales, Finance, and other functions within a matrixed organization.
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Experience developing and delivering client-facing presentations or business reviews preferred.
- Proficiency with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.
Note there is a duplicate "Ability to travel up to 50%." also appears in responsibilities; but we can keep.
Skills: We need to extract skill statements that are not already in qualifications. Many of the qualifications are skill-like. But we can still create a Skills section with those that are more skill-oriented: maybe "Strong organizational and time-management skills", "Strong business acumen", "Strong problem-solving skills", "Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills", "Ability to analyze client needs...", "Ability to balance client expectations...", "Ability to work effectively across...", "Proficiency with Salesforce...", etc. However to avoid duplication, we could decide to put all skill-like statements under Skills and keep Qualifications more about education/experience. But the posting lumps them together under Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide what goes where. Since there is a Qualifications heading present, we should use that for the qualifications list (education, experience). For Skills, we can pull out the skill statements from the qualifications list that are skills. But we must not lose any substantive information. If we move some items to Skills, we need to ensure they still appear somewhere. We could duplicate? Better to split: Qualifications: education and experience requirements. Skills: abilities and competencies.
Thus:
Qualifications list:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent relevant experience.
- 2?4 years of account management, sales, business development, customer relationship, or related experience preferred.
- Experience managing client relationships within a B2B or contract-managed service environment preferred.
Skills list:
- Demonstrated ability to build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to grow existing business.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong business acumen and working knowledge of revenue, profitability, pricing, accounts receivable, and other basic financial metrics.
- Ability to analyze client needs, account performance, and market opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.
- Ability to balance client expectations with Aramark's operational and financial objectives.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve operational and client-facing issues.
- Ability to work effectively across Operations, Sales, Finance, and other functions within a matrixed organization.
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Experience developing and delivering client-facing presentations or business reviews preferred.
- Proficiency with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.
Check if any of these are duplicated elsewhere: Travel appears also in responsibilities; but it's okay to have in skills as well.
Benefits: The benefits paragraph: "Aramark offers comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources. Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Benefits vary by location and are subject to any legal requirements or limitations, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works. For more information about Aramark benefits, click here Aramark Careers - Benefits & Compensation"
We should keep the substantive info: medical, dental, vision, work/life resources, retirement savings plans like 401(k), paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage. Also note that benefits vary by location etc. We can keep as a
with each benefit as - . Or we could keep as prose. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should make a list.
Thus benefits list:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Work/life resources
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k))
- Paid days off (e.g., parental leave, disability coverage)
- Benefits vary by location and are subject to legal
for prose. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
The salaried rate for this position is $60,000.00 to $70,000.00.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Good. We need to remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Now extract content. About the role: The first paragraph(s) before "Compensation Data". Let's capture: "The National Account Specialist (NAS) manages and grows a portfolio of national account clients, serving as a primary point of contact while supporting strong client relationships, operational execution, retention, and profitable growth. This role is focused on a portfolio of smaller and developing national accounts and combines account management with a proactive business development mindset. The National Account Specialist works closely with clients to understand their business needs, identify opportunities to expand existing programs, and ensure consistent execution across client locations. The NAS partners cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Billing & Collections, and other internal teams to resolve client needs, support account performance, and identify opportunities for continued growth. This position reports to the Vice President of Operations ? Central and may require travel up to 50% based on client and business needs. This is a remote role that may be based in any of the below metropolitan areas: Chicago Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Louis" We should keep that as prose in. Possibly split into multiple paragraphs but one is fine. Responsibilities: The list under "Job Responsibilities". Each sentence ends with a period. We'll make each a
- with each benefit as
- . Or we could keep as prose. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should make a list. Thus benefits list: - Medical - Dental - Vision - Work/life resources - Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k)) - Paid days off (e.g., parental leave, disability coverage) - Benefits vary by location and are subject to legal