Customer Account Manager - Neighborhood Grocers (Remote, West)

Nestlé USA is a consumer goods company with a portfolio of food and beverage brands. The Customer Account Manager will manage assigned customer accounts, drive category growth, achieve sales and commercial spend targets, build customer relationships, and execute category and customer business plans. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve execution, deliver results, and gain market share.

Responsibilities:

• Drive category growth (category-first mindset) and achieve/exceed annual sales and commercial spend targets
• Maintain and manage profitable growth to drive market share gains
• Develop customer promotion plans based on distribution, category trends, and promotional activities
• Partner with Category Management and/or Sales Analysts to transform 4Ps analytics and insights into action
• Ownership of forecast and event planning in Osprey
• Ownership of Trade Rate Report to track & monitor sales performance, and financial & profitability metrics
• Develop and present business plans, new item presentations, distribution optimization, and customer promotional calendars
• Manage day-to-day responsibilities for assigned customers
• Build and maintain strong business relationships internally with cross-functional partners & teammates as well as externally with customer personnel
• Drive excellence in execution through continual interaction with Nestlé Retail Sales (NRS) team and/or Distributor Sales team
• Own personal development through adoption of capability tools and participation in career development programs
• Drive category growth and meet/exceed high performance targets
• Develop critical behaviors (Ways of Winning) through robust PDP process
• Utilize data and reporting tools to support 4P (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) objectives and provide actionable insights
• Actively ensure timely & effective communication with internal partners – Leaders, Commercial Development, Account Associate, Sales Analyst, Field Execution Teams (Nestlé Retail Sales & Distributor Team), Finance (RGM & TFS), BSC, etc

Requirements:

• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
• minimum of 5 years of relevant sales or account management experience is required
• Strong ability for collaboration, courage, speed, and agility; being a productive team player
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, strong judgement in decision making, good problem-solving skills, thinks strategically, and a customer service orientation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) and ability to work in various operating systems (i.e., customer portals)
• Strategic analytical skills; experience with data sources and such as Power BI, Circana, & Nielsen
• Skilled in business mathematics
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills are essential
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of sales fundamentals: pricing, promotion, assortment, merchandising, and financial reconciliation
• Ability to create compelling, fact-based selling stories and customer plans
• Ability to resolve issues promptly and communicate potential impacts to stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree (business-related preferred)