Remote Key Account Manager

Summary

Join our team at Olipop as a Regional Key Account Manager to drive business growth and profitability for Meijer, Giant Eagle, and Hy-Vee.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience with a working knowledge of the ins and outs of conventional grocery retailers and the CPG industry
• Deeply passionate about OLIPOP, and inspired by what we represent
• Obsession for understanding customer behavior
• Enthusiastic and comfortable working in an early-stage company
• Ability to take initiative and work autonomously – you can run with something from beginning to end
• Works well with ambiguity and asks the right questions to get at the solution
• Strong planning, organization and project management skills
• Along with excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication and presentation skills
• Competence in Google Suite and Microsoft Suite
• Experience with team collaboration tools such as Slack and Zoom preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of business related to all Meijer, Giant Eagle and Hy-Vee
• Creating the strategy for all promotional calendars and cost-effective retailer programming for Meijer, Giant Eagle and Hy-Vee
• Responsible for leading the charge on all new item / innovation presentations to retailers
• Gain new distribution in our white space, lead the new customer set-up and onboarding process for these accounts/banners
• Create strategy and priorities for the OLIPOP field teams, 3 rd party merchandising partners and broker partners
• Ensure new items are set-up for items launching at Meijer, Giant Eagle, and Hy-Vee and monitor POs to ensure reset orders are placed and fulfilled on time for resets
• Monthly meetings with our Demand Planner and Ops team to ensure accurate forecasts with timely communication to meet our production lead times
• Meet bi-weekly with our trade marketing team to organize marketing activations to drive brand awareness & coordinate key programs with specific Meijer, Giant Eagle and Hy-Vee
• Responsible for reporting directly to our National Account Manager on a weekly basis with your retailer status and focus
• Create presentations for the leadership team on a consistent basis in regards to your key account priorities, goals, strategy, and initiatives
• Attend tradeshows such as Expo West or Expo East

Benefits

$110,000 - $120,000