** Base of $100,000 + $30,000 Annual Bonus + Company Vehicle and Gas Expensed. 20 PTO - Overnight Travel 60% **

We have been retained to search for a National Key Accounts Manager. Role will develop customers in the Food Service industry and sell to large hotel chains, restaurants and commercial kitchens.

You will be responsible for:

• Sales, Business Development and Growing our client’s Key Accounts pipeline with the aim of making our client’s products Partner of Choice for restaurant owners, Executive chefs, and Commercial Kitchens. Participate in Business planning, regional trade shows and events when needed.
• Customer Presentations and participate in Live cooking events. Manage lab and field tests to ensure opportunities are converted to sales.
• Manage National Key Accounts. Ability to work within a structured sales approach to meet Quotas and Activity targets.
• Identify and develop strategic business partners which will include independent rep organizations, distributors/dealers and Food consultants.

You will possess:

• 5 - 7 years of previous sales, sales management, or business development experience in a Structured Corporate environment. Experience with Key Account Management (KAM Experience) with 2-3 years of sales supervisory experience.

• Previous culinary experience or strong interest in cooking.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or proven Sales experience

• Skilled in the presentation of technically sophisticated manufactured goods

• Ability to over-night travel within the respected territory. (Montreal, Ottawa/Gatineau) Travel is expected to be 60% of the time. Occasional Overnight international travel for product training purposes.

• Fully Bi-Lingual (French/English speaking)

We are looking for a Pure Sales individual. Strong sales and business development background is required. The candidate does not need to have culinary/chef experience and we welcome candidates that have shown sales success in other industries related to Food service.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $100,000.00-$130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Tuition reimbursement

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Key Account Manger in Food Service industry: 5 years (required)

Language:

• English (Written, Spoken, Reading) (required)
• French (Written, Spoken, Reading) (required)

Work Location: On the road

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