Director of National Accounts – Direct – Wise Foods

Wise Snacks • Chicago, IL

6h

About The Position

Wise Foods is seeking a Director of National Accounts – Direct to lead and grow strategic direct customer relationships as part of the company's redesigned channel-focused account management model. This is a newly designed national role focused on direct-channel customer strategy, planning, and execution.

About Wise: Wise Foods Inc. is a leading producer of salty snacks with a long heritage. Founded in 1921, Wise is a brand of tradition and authenticity that consumers have come to know and trust over the last 100 years. Since our inception, our iconic brand has symbolized great tasting snacks for many generations of consumers including potato chips; cheese flavored baked and fried corn snacks, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn, corn chips, onion rings and other assorted snacks. We market our products under some of the most recognizable brand names in the salty snack industry, including Wise, Cheez Doodles, New York Deli, Bravos and Deep River. We also produce private label products for a number of retailers. Products are distributed using a direct-store-door delivery and merchandising system and sold in major grocery retailers, neighborhood markets and urban bodegas, as well as established retailers in the mass, convenience store, drug, food service and club channels. Wise Foods is fully owned by Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. We invite you to explore growing your career with Wise! To search for other job opportunities, go to www.wisesnacks.com/careers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of national account management experience.
• Experience managing direct-channel or strategic accounts preferred.

Nice To Haves

• College Degree and MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• National Account Strategy Develop and execute national account strategies for direct-channel customers.
• Lead joint business planning and long-term growth initiatives.
• Customer Relationship Management Serve as primary senior-level contact for assigned national accounts.
• Manage pricing, promotions, and contract negotiations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sales Operations to execute customer plans.
• Performance Management Monitor sales performance, profitability, and execution effectiveness.
• Team Leadership Lead and mentor account management resources supporting direct-channel customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees