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Senior National Account Manager

BIC · Shelton, CT · 4 days ago
HybridManagementFull-time

About the role

The Senior National Account Manager, Dollar General plays a critical role in driving profitable growth and strengthening one of our most strategic retail partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive customer business plans aligned with BIC's strategic objectives and Dollar General's growth priorities.
  • Own the overall customer relationship and serve as the primary point of contact for key Dollar General decision-makers.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with merchants, category managers, replenishment teams, and other customer stakeholders.
  • Identify growth opportunities through assortment expansion, category insights, promotional strategies, and distribution gains.
  • Meet or exceed annual sales, profit, market share, and distribution objectives.
  • Forecast sales volume and customer demand in partnership with Sales Leadership and Supply Chain teams.
  • Manage customer investments, including BDF/MDF funding, to maximize return on investment while adhering to company policies and budgets.
  • Analyze business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and develop action plans to drive results.
  • Lead annual business planning and customer line review processes.
  • Develop and deliver compelling presentations supported by consumer, category, and marketplace insights.
  • Negotiate pricing, promotional programs, assortment decisions, shelving opportunities, and customer agreements that support both customer and company objectives.
  • Ensure excellence across all merchandising fundamentals, including distribution, pricing, shelf placement, and promotional execution.
  • Partner closely with Marketing, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Customer Service, Finance, Category Management, Logistics, and Merchandising teams to deliver customer commitments.
  • Communicate customer needs, marketplace dynamics, competitive activity, and emerging opportunities across the organization.
  • Lead internal and external teams to solve business challenges and execute growth initiatives.
  • Work collaboratively with Supply and Demand Planning teams to ensure forecast accuracy and inventory availability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Sales, or a related field.
  • 7-9 years of progressive sales experience within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.
  • Demonstrated success managing large national retail accounts and achieving sales growth objectives.
  • Strong understanding of retail sales, category management, forecasting, replenishment, order management, and supply chain processes.
  • Proven experience developing and executing customer business plans and sales strategies.
  • Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

  • Direct experience managing the Dollar General account is a nice to have.
  • Experience working with large-scale discount, grocery, mass, or retail channel customers.
  • Knowledge of category management tools, syndicated data, and shopper insights.
  • Experience leading complex customer negotiations and strategic business planning processes.

Skills

  • Customer-focused mindset with a passion for building relationships and driving growth.
  • Competitive drive balanced with strong collaboration and teamwork.
  • High degree of ownership, accountability, and business acumen.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to changing business priorities.
  • Proven track record of delivering results and demonstrating upward career progression.

Benefits

This role is remote and based from a home office. The position requires regular travel to customer meetings, business reviews, internal planning sessions, and industry events. Approximately 30-40% travel is required. Frequent travel to the Nashville, Tennessee area is expected to support the Dollar General business.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The role is full-time and remote.

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