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Account Manager
| Company | C.A. Fortune |
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| Location | Springdale, AR, USA |
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| Salary | $70000 – $80000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Junior |
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Requirements
- 1-2 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.
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 OK and AR, such as planning promotions, communicating pricing changes, communicating supply constraints, and monitoring competitive items both in your assigned retailers and competitive retailers.
- Required travel is all within reasonable driving distance of OK and AR.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relationships or experience with Harp’s, Homeland, Crest Foods, and/or Pruett’s
- Experience in Category Management
- Experience in Category Analytics (or requisite Microsoft Excel skills)
- Deep knowledge of sales and innovation trends within any specific departments or categories
