National Account Director (BEV)Chicago, Illinois, United States

National Account Director (BEV)

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National Account Director Beverage Industry

Are you a seasoned leader ready to own the strategy and execution of $30M+ in revenue across national beverage accounts? At BDA, we are looking for a National Account Manager / Director to take charge of a high-profile book of business within the Beverage Industry. This role leads a team of 68 direct reports and oversees complex brand and merchandising initiatives across 50+ supplier programs. It requires sharp strategic thinking, inspiring leadership, and polished executive presencealong with the agility to thrive in an extremely fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Your Impact :

As a National Account Director, you will be the primary driver of large-scale client success. You'll lead internal teams, mentor up-and-coming talent, influence supplier partnerships, and steer brand directionall while ensuring smooth, scalable delivery for enterprise beverage clients. Your ability to guide through change with positivity and resilience will help maintain and evolve a strong, results-driven culture through periods of company growth and transformation.

Location :

• The ideal candidate will be based in Chicago, IL and open to working a hybrid work schedule.
• Other locations may be considered for candidates with exceptional beverage industry experience.
• Those that reside within 50 miles of a BDA office will be required to follow a hybrid work schedule, with 3-4 days in the office and 1-2 days working from home. Those located farther away will work remotely.

What You'll Do :

What You Bring :

Traits That Make You a Fit :

Join BDA and be part of a team that doesn't just move fastwe move forward, together. If you're energized by opportunity, inspired by people, and committed to making a measurable impact, we'd love to meet you.

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We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position is $92,000 to $130,000 plus a performance-based bonus structure tied to revenue growth. If you are hired at BDA, your compensation will be determined based on factors that may include geographic location, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any offer. In the spirit of pay transparency, the range listed is the full base salary range for the role and hiring at the top of the range would not be typical, in order to allow for future salary growth. The range listed is just one component of BDA's total compensation and rewards programs, which includes : robust PTO; vacation, a paid volunteer day, holidays and summer Fridays, Benefits; medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance, 401k; tuition reimbursement, mental health and financial wellness programs and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement. Certain revenue-generating positions may be eligible for incentive compensation.

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