Utz Brands, Inc. · 16 hours ago
Key Account Executive: Southern California
Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Key Account Executive to join their Sales team. The role involves building and strengthening strategic relationships with retail partners to drive sales growth and expand customer opportunities while ensuring seamless execution and fostering long-term partnerships.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingSnack Food
Responsibilities
Build brand equity and profitably increase the sales volume on all assigned brands
Achieve assigned sales quota through the maintenance and expansion of distribution, merchandising and space improvements for each assigned brand
Build strategic partnerships with customers by integrating intercompany and the customer's strategic initiatives. Build fiscal AOP, JBP and set annual OGSMs (Objectives, Goals, Strategies, Measures)
Balance, promote and leverage Utz solutions to meet our customers' needs via DTW and DSD
Fully leverage Trade System (BluePlanner) to plan investments, forecast volume and build optimized trade programming, investment and forecasts. Deliver trade budget
Identify opportunities to maintain and expand distribution on existing business and find unique opportunities for incremental sales and profit utilizing internal systems and IRI
Build strong cross functional partnerships internally, and consistently share best practices
Comply with all company policies, instructions, and directions for the fulfillment of company objectives
Own sales forecast by account to drive accurate financial and production planning working with the Revenue management team
Partner with distribution partners to drive mutual success through communication, involvement and ownership
Prepare and submit special reports, acceptance of products, or competitive conditions, as may be requested by management or as observed in the marketplace
Represent the company with effective verbal and written communication skills. Should be able to adapt communication style to suit different audiences
Ensure observance of safe work practices to include the immediate work area, visits to customer sites and operation of a vehicle used for company business
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with a focus in business is preferred
5+ years proven sales experience in a related position within the consumer products goods industry with direct account responsibility
3+ years' experience utilizing syndicated data; excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to analyze and evaluate several sources of data to develop actionable insights
Experience both with DSD and Warehouse delivery systems required
Proven strategic selling experience
This position requires extensive use of computer equipment. Must have a demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft business software to include Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
This position requires the ability to travel and have overnight stays
Demonstrated skills in analytics, problem-solving, verbal/written communication, influencing/negotiation, relationship-building, strategic selling experience and collaboration
Skilled capabilities on IRI/Nielsen data/systems, shopper insights, trade promotion planning, presentation creation and delivery, and customer business planning
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
An employer match 401k
Profit sharing plan
Employee stock purchase plan
And much more
Company
Utz Brands, Inc.
Utz Brands, Inc.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$28M2022-05-09Post Ipo Equity· $28M
2020-08-31IPO
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