Flora Food Group
CPG
KeyAccountManager-Central
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“Key Account Manager - Central at Flora Food Group. Skills: Key account management, CPG sales, Relationship building, Negotiation, Sales planning. Delivering business results while building strong, value-driven relationships with key central accounts. Focusing on Spreads portfolio, expansion of Violife Dairy-Free Cheese brand, and growth across emerging categories such as Coffee Creamers”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver profit, volume, distribution, and other agreed-upon KPIs across assigned accounts; Ensuring maximum ROI and alignment with Flora Food US objectives
Industry & Context.
Analytical capabilities; Analyze business performance and customer data to identify risks and opportunities
Willingness and ability to travel for customer visits and team meetings
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience in direct account management within CPG sales, Broker management collaboration, influence, and negotiation skills, Highly developed planning and analytical capabilities, Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Solid understanding of P&L management, financial projections, and performance metrics, Experience with sales planning systems, Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Willingness and ability to travel for customer visits and team meetings
What You'll Do.
Delivering business results while building strong
value-driven relationships with key central accounts
Focusing on Spreads portfolio
expansion of Violife Dairy-Free Cheese brand
and growth across emerging categories such as Coffee Creamers
Developing and executing customer-specific sales plans for both existing business and new growth initiatives
Building and maintaining strong
value-enhancing relationships with key customer stakeholders
Leading contractual negotiations
Partnering closely with Advantage Solutions (broker partner) to evaluate performance
and execute plans effectively
Analyzing business performance and customer data to identify risks and opportunities
Collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure flawless execution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams; Partner closely with Advantage Solutions (broker partner)
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Full Job Description
Location: Remote with preference to the Midwest: Chicago or Grand Rapids About the Role The Key Account Manager is responsible for delivering business results while building strong, value‑driven relationships with key central accounts, including Spartan, Schnucks, Certco, Banner, Piggly Wiggly Midwest, Lipari, and Winkler. This role will focus on our Spreads portfolio, the expansion of the Violife Dairy‑Free Cheese brand, and growth across emerging categories such as Coffee Creamers. Success in this position requires strong commercial acumen, the ability to influence internally and externally, and proven experience managing major accounts within the CPG industry. What You'll Do Deliver profit, volume, distribution, and other agreed‑upon KPIs across assigned accounts Develop and execute customer‑specific sales plans for both existing business and new growth initiatives Build and maintain strong, value‑enhancing relationships with key customer stakeholders Lead contractual negotiations, ensuring maximum ROI and alignment with Flora Food US objectives Partner closely with Advantage Solutions (broker partner) to evaluate performance, monitor trends, and execute plans effectively Analyze business performance and customer data to identify risks and opportunities Collaborate cross‑functionally with internal teams to ensure flawless execution About You Bachelor’s degree required Proven experience in direct account management within CPG sales, including broker management Strong collaboration, influence, and negotiation skills Highly developed planning and analytical capabilities Excellent verbal and written communication skills Solid understanding of P&L management, financial projections, and performance metrics Experience with sales planning systems Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) Willingness and ability to travel for customer visits and team meetings #LI-AM1 #LI-Remote We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you
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