Overview
The Chain Manager is responsible for promotions, sales, pricing, and service of products and implementing chain account strategies and plans.
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for all assigned sales and profitability goals for mid-size national and regional accounts
- Establish and maintain relationships with regional and national buyer
- Monitor and implement pricing, merchandising, and competitive activity
- Partner with National, regional, and corporate accounts for fast and effective compliance
- Provide timely market information to the management team regarding pricing, merchandising, and market trends
- Monitor field implementation and execution of national and regional programs to ensure : accurate product pricing, effective discount management, and management of program deadlines
- Coordinate and monitor ads, in-store features, and activities
- Monitor inventory levels to ensure product availability, replenishment, and distribution and conduct spot checks on inventory and monthly pricing report
- Track sales dollars and cases on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Identify short and long account opportunities and create plans to leverage products and relationships
- Coordinate chain sales calls, vendor meetings, and vendor visits
- Partner with suppliers to identify and prospect chain account opportunities
- Assist in monitoring the impact and effectiveness of programs currently in place
- Provide monthly reports to chain account leadership
- Attend chain account promotions and events
- May manage a team of Chain Specialists; defines expectations, monitors progress, and counsels if expectations are not met
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Additional Primary Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Seven years of relevant experience
- Must possess a valid driver license and secure and maintain auto-liability insurance by state laws
- Must be 21 years of age
- Able to obtain and meet industry licensing requirements as needed
Physical Demands
Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing / keyboarding using a computer (e.
g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine
- Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to the rare amount of time include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
- May require occasional lifting / lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 40lbs
- Extensive travel (50%) by automobile from time to time may involve driving distances of up to 100 miles
- Critical nature of this job may require extended hours, overtime and weekends
This position is deemed a safety-sensitive position. As such, any person who is given a conditional offer of employment will be required to pass a drug test, including a marijuana test.
30+ days ago