National Account Manager

The National Account Manager (NAM) is a driven, results-oriented sales professional with a strong understanding of the U.S. retail landscape. This role is responsible for sales performance across a portfolio of key national customers, developing and executing customer-specific strategies, building strong relationships with buyers and brokers, and managing account profitability, including trade spend and promotional planning. The ideal candidate takes an entrepreneurial approach to managing both existing and new accounts and has experience calling on major retailers at the HQ level. Experience calling on Walmart and Kroger are a plus. The NAM will be part of the Lotus Bakeries Natural Foods U.S. Sales team, reporting to the National Sales Director Natural Food US.

• Strategic Account Management : Own annual sales targets and business plans for assigned accounts including Walmart and Kroger.
• Relationship Building : Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customer contacts, brokers, and distributor partners to ensure best-in-class execution and long-term growth.
• Retail Execution : Conduct store visits as needed to assess in-market performance, identify improvement areas, and ensure execution of trade initiatives.
• Budget Management : Guarantee strong profitability of your accounts. Manage trade spending and ensure efficient allocation of promotional dollars within assigned accounts.
• Reporting / Analysis : Collaborate with Category on analyzing and interpreting monthly data and sales trends at your accounts.
• Representation : Represent Lotus Bakeries at customer meetings, industry conferences, broker summits, and trade shows.

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"What I particularly like about my work at Lotus Bakeries are the diverse teams and projects. Everyone brings a lot of trust and enthusiasm to the table which makes working on challenging projects in an ever changing environment even more exciting."

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