Associate Account Manager - Boston, United States - Tribute Baking Company

Tribute Baking Company

Verified Company

Boston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Tribute Baking Company is the strategic combination of three businesses with rich histories in the baking industry Always Bagels, Original Bagel, and Hometown Foods USA, together, create a market leading producer of authentic New York style kettle-boiled, hearth-baked bagels and high-quality cake products sold into the in-store bakery, club store, foodservice, and convenience store channels.

This position is based in our Boston, MA location and will report to our VP of Sales also located in Boston.

Light travel is required.

**Duties/Responsibilities
- may include other duties as required and assigned**:

Responsible for growing the current sales base, cross selling items the customers don't buy, and managing broker activities to customers primarily in the New England area
Develop and execute solutions to address customers' needs and challenges in a timely fashion
Learn sales processes including CRM and identify opportunities for growth across the territory
Achieve growth objectives by planning thoroughly and managing time across mutliple activities
Ability to mine provided market data and trends on customers performance to help the customer drive growth
Manage & maintain the CRM (Netsuite)
Manage customer account projects and other sales projects as assigned

Required Skills & Qualifications:

2+ years of successful performance in a sales or sales support role
Excellent communication, interpersonal, creative thinking, problemsolving, presentation and organizational skills
Ability to build rapport and relationships with customers, brokers, and Tribute Baking team
Demonstrated ability to problem solve, anticipate and navigate issues to meet customer and Tribute expectations
Proven self organizational and time management skills
Strong work ethic with a commitment to building a career path
Local travel to customers is required; Must have reliable transportation

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

Foodindustry experience
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or an associate degree in relevant fields
Systems knowledge: Netsuite (ERP)

Benefits:

Top talent is critical to our organization's continued success. The company is enriched by the diverse experiences, backgrounds, ethnicity, education, lifestyles, and cultural differences of our employees. At its core, we are commitment to a diverse workforce. It is about treating everyone, customers and colleagues included, with dignity and respect.