Customer Manager

Company: Acosta, Inc.
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: May 22, 2023

Job Description:

Overview
Responsible for the management of the assigned principals' business (division and/or geographic), within designated "customer accounts". - Primary responsibility includes increasing sales and market share of the brands represented, while earning a profit for our manufacturers and Acosta.
Responsibilities

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• Deliver principals' objectives to include volume and sales fundamentals (merchandising, assortment, pricing and shelving) goals at the assigned customers at the lowest cost.
  
• Develop a Customer Business Plan that will deliver the principals' business priorities.
  
• Personally call on all decision-makers at the customer to sell business plans, programs and concepts that improve long-term business results.
  
• Achieve results at the lowest possible selling cost while maximizing company revenue (to include brokerage, commissions, bonuses, contest earnings, etc.). - Oversee all manufacturers' expenditures at the customer.
  
• Achieve competitively superior in-store presence in the assigned stores. - Personally call on headquarters, supervisors and other customer operations personnel for both direct and indirect customers. - Manage manufacturers' trade marketing funds, process direct shipments (via the Sales Support Coordinator) and leverage data to sell concepts to the customer.
  
• Operate within the designated budget.
  
• Pro-actively communicate with key principals.
  
• Collaborate with Retail Sales Managers on all major retail initiatives (new product introductions, selling drives, contests, etc.).
  
• Effectively use knowledge of customer, market and principal-involve marketing, technology and administrative resources to accomplish objectives.
  
• Provide timely information of selling priorities to Retail Sales Managers, supervisor and shared resources (marketing, technology and administration).
  
• Pro-actively share information and customer/principal information with other team members to build organization capacity.
  
• Utilize computer systems and technology to achieve the objectives of the Customer Business Plan. - Develop and maintain skill levels to support the use of Acosta communication systems.
  
• Provide feedback to the Team Leader and/or General Manager on how to build organizational capacity and improve our business.
  
• Complete special projects as requested.
  
  Qualifications
  
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  • Bachelor of Arts Degree or equivalent work experience
    
  • A minimum of six months of relevant experience in retail (CPG industry), marketing, space management and/or resets. - Sales administration or finance experience preferred.
    
  • Expertise in Microsoft software: - PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook and thorough knowledge of web based applications. - Must have excellent presentation and communication skills. - Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
    
  • Must have a valid driver's license
    
  • This position requires that you drive on behalf of Acosta Sales & Marketing, and as such, any DUI/DWI conviction in the past 36 months will be an immediate disqualifier for this position
    
    Acosta Sales & Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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