Manager Key Accounts - Kroger

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's leading packaged food companies, serving grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and foodservice establishments. The company employs more than 40,000 people and has annual revenues of $15 billion. ConAgra Foods offers dozens of famous brands such as: Healthy Choice, Van Camp's, Butterball, Armour, Parkay, Banquet, Hunt's, Peter Pan, Wesson, Marie Callender's, Slim Jim and Orville Redenbacher's.

The ConAgra Foods culture supports strong, self-reliant leadership capable of working in an evolving and matrixed team environment. The down-to-earth, pragmatic environment is focused on results, and employees are passionate about making a difference.

Develops and achieves maximum sales volume consistent with realistic sales projections for accounts served. Develops good working relations with personnel at various levels of accounts served, including financial buying, sales, warehousing, delivery and data processing at headquarters and at store level. Ensures product distribution, proper inventory levels and use of special merchandising programs. Ensures prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems. Accounts are typically at the division or level and are moderately sophisticated in terms of category management and complexity. NEED SCOPE DATATo achieve volume plan
To service the customer and develop collaborative relationships at all levels
To achieve financial goals
To plan the customer's business on an annual/quarterly/monthly basis
To expand distribution of ConAgra products
To communicate to sales personnel and other functions within ConAgra
To execute marketing plans
To develop self and othersA minimum BA/BS degree in Marketing, Finance, Business Administration or related field, MBA preferred with 2 - 5 years progressive retail sales experience, required.
Must demonstrate sales planning, forecasting and sales execution experience.
Must show proven ability to build and maintain strong, effective relationships with customers and functional groups. Must show aptitude to effectively interpret and use multiple information sources to develop customer-specific tactical plans and options.
Must have strong negotiation skills.
Must have experience in trade spending management.
Proficient in spreadsheet and presentation software; problem solver; well-developed organizational, communication and time management skills.

ConAgra Foods offers a competitive benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans; life insurance for yourself and your dependents; short-term and long-term disability plans; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement savings plan and company paid pension plan. Additional benefits we offer include, but are not limited to, a stock purchase program; tuition reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).ConAgra Foods, Inc. is committed to the provision of equal employment for all qualified persons in all job classifications in recruitment, selection and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, veteran status or disability or any other protected characteristics.


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