Manager, Sales Account Management

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Summary:

The Sales Account Manager, SC Johnson Ahold Field Sales will manage Ahold’s Air Care and Home Storage businesses and customer engagement, overseeing joint business planning and day-to-day engagement, driving growth via Distribution, Merchandising, Pricing, and Promotion & Replenishment (DMPPR).  In this role, you will own forecasting, deal management, and cross-functional relationships with supply chain, marketing, and finance. Customer relationships, early planning and supply chain execution are critical aspects of role, historically resulting in record-breaking sales and share growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieve annual Air Care and Home Storage business objectives

• Build strong customer relationships and partnerships driving sales, market share and profit growth

• Execute seasonal and drive period programs with early planning, accurate forecasting, and clear communication across supply chain and the customer

• Identify and execute distribution, promotion, and merchandising opportunities aligned with corporate and customer goals

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5+ years of relevant business experience OR advanced degree and a minimum of 3+ years of relevant business experience

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) and Sales Account Management strongly preferred

• Category/shelf management or trade marketing experience

• Understanding of the food channel and unique aspects that impact food retailers and shoppers

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency forecast planning with Plan It forecast tool

• Experience managing trade budget with record of delivering business objectives across P&L

• Experience using syndicated databases, creating insights and meaningful analysis for SCJ and customer

Leadership Skills:

• Experience leading joint business planning and category line reviews, providing strategic guidance

• Cross-functional and peer leadership, aligning broad teams across functions to achieve common goal and meet business objectives

• Adaptability though both company and customer changes, able to pivot as needed to meet objectives

Decision-Making Responsibility

• Align with SCJ Ahold Director on specific strategic business plans

• Sales forecasting for everyday and seasonal business.  Develop seasonal customer forecast to ensure program meets business objectives with limited liability

• Manage Air Care and Home Storage pricing and equity deals within budget

• Distribution, merchandising, pricing, and promotion recommendations

Job Requirements:

• Full-time

• Must reside in Northeast, US within 90 minutes of an Ahold headquarters: Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA and Landover, MD

SC Johnson’s total compensation packages are at or above industry levels. In addition to salary, total packages may include bonuses, long-term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing based on company profitability, job level and years of service. As a family company, we’re committed to providing benefits such as subsidized health care plans, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible work arrangements, vacation purchase options, recreation and fitness centers, childcare, counseling services and more. 

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