Sr Business Manager, (Fresh Foods)

Advantage Sales & Marketing dba Advantage Solutions•San Bernardino, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Senior Business Manager At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic Senior Business Manager to be responsible for the overall management of a single account (Account Lead of small business) with limited categories and limited team functions or a key category or categories within a larger account in the brokerage business. If an Account Lead, he/she has overall responsibility for the execution of strategic plans, business plans, budgeting, hiring for the account team. Take this opportunity to join the Company, North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business or equivalent experience required
5+ Years of experience in building and nurturing brands; private brand management
Conflict Management & Decision-Making Skills
Strong Prioritizing Skills
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Track Record of Building & Maintaining Customer/Client Relationships
Basic Computer Skills, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, & web browsers
Strong Written & Verbal Communication Skills
Conflict Management Skills
Decision Making Skills
Strong Prioritizing Skills
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Track Record of Building & Maintaining Customer/Client Relationships
Ability to Visualize & Plan Objectives & Goals Strategically
Team Building Skills

Nice To Haves

private brand management

Responsibilities

Achieve budgeted goals for area of accountability; support account team in the development of sales plans
Demonstrate functional expertise in all facets of Private Brand & Branding via on-the-job development, educational and networking opportunities
Develop strong supplier relationships by obtaining alignment and developing and delivering on mutually established goals.
Attract, develop and retain key talent to enable the execution of the collective goals of the customer and the enterprise; assure succession plans are in place for critical roles
Execute new strategic initiatives for the account or the assigned categories; support, provide guidance with customer issues relating to cost/value
Owns director-level relationships with assigned customer and suppliers
Achieve budgeted goals for area of accountability
Support account team in the development of sales plans
Increase Daymon business connectivity with customers
Effectively negotiate supplier commission rates to grow category or team revenue.
Ensure execution of the LAMP framework to identify the most critical initiatives and relationships and work with the team to lay out short and long term plans to achieve relationships at the appropriate level for the account or assigned category business unit
Allocate resources at the account level or within assigned category business unit
Ensuring appropriate amount of support (time & resource allocation) for our top relationships
Attract, develop and retain key talent to enable the execution of the collective goals of the customer and the enterprise
Assure succession plans are in place for critical roles
Motivates, directs and inspires team members to deliver on the agreed upon metrics of the customer and suppliers in conjunction with the needed resources/teams across the enterprise
Identify expected level of decision-making and expected level of risk-taking for team members
Execute new strategic initiatives for the account or the assigned categories
Support, provide guidance with customer issues relating to cost/value
Foster thought leadership within account team
Demonstrate an understanding of the Private Brand landscape, best practices and where customers currently exist in these areas
Directs, delegates and empowers effectively