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Account Director - MarketLink/Seafood/Retail

Griffith Foods

Alsip, IL

Why you should apply for a job to Griffith Foods:

  • Griffith Foods supports careers at all stages with growth opportunities through our Personal Growth Plan and Global Mentorship Program.
  • Belonging Communities at GF support underrepresented groups, promote growth, and guide leadership on key opportunities and challenges.

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    Position summary

    racking financial progress vs. short and long-term objectives

    • Manage a portfolio of seafood customers for profitable growth as a part of the North American Protein Segment strategy.

    • Direct responsibility for sales growth in line with budget expectation

    • Demand forecasting, customer support and project management

    • Customer Account plan development

    • Work with the Regional Segment and Category Teams to develop a Seafood strategy as a part of the North American Protein strategy.

    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree is required; MBA preferred.

    • 10+ years of food industry experience in Culinary, Food Science, Sales, Nutrition.

    • Experience operating internationally within the food industry. Asia Pacific is a plus.

    • Proven experience in building and maintaining business relationships.

    • Experience with customized and private label food products development required.

    • Experience with CRM is preferred.

    • Understanding international regulatory is a plus.

    • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

    • Interpersonal skills to interact with diverse groups of individuals and functional areas within the company and outside the company.

    • Ability to communicate across regions, cultures, and functions (Technical, Culinary, Sales & Purchasing).

    • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint required.

    • This position requires up to 50% travel.

    Benefits:

    **** Benefits for this role include Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holiday's & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance. There is also a potential for a discretionary bonus, this bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan. ****

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    Why you should apply for a job to Griffith Foods:

  • Griffith Foods supports careers at all stages with growth opportunities through our Personal Growth Plan and Global Mentorship Program.
  • Belonging Communities at GF support underrepresented groups, promote growth, and guide leadership on key opportunities and challenges.