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C.A. Fortune · 2 days ago

Account Manager - Piggly Wiggly & Festival Foods

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$70K/yr - $75K/yr

2+ years exp

C.A. Fortune is a leading consumer brands agency that offers comprehensive solutions to clients in sales management, marketing, and e-commerce. The Account Manager will connect brands with independent markets in Wisconsin, managing relationships and business acumen to elevate brand presence.

AdvertisingFood and Beverage

Responsibilities

Support clients in their sell-in efforts for new item launches, category reviews, promotional vehicles, and seasonal items

Manage our clients’ day-to-day efforts in Wisconsin’s independent retailers, such as planning promotions, communicating pricing changes, communicating supply constraints, and monitoring competitive items both in your assigned retailers and competitive retailers

Qualification

Sales experienceRetail managementPromotional planningMicrosoft OfficeCategory ManagementCategory AnalyticsActive listeningConcise communicationCreativity

Required

2+ years experience working with retail at a headquarter level or intimate understanding of distributors and end-to-end promotional planning processes

Sales experience with a passion for consumer packaged goods, food, and beverage

Thick skin when having a sale rejected, and active listening skills to reframe the sale for the next approach

Concise communication skills, and creativity when breaking through communication blockages

Willingness to get into stores regularly for intelligence gathering, including but not limited to snapping proof-of-performance & planogram photos, performing price analyses, and informing stores of upcoming promotions or product launches

Effective use of Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint