Internship Remote Food Science Jobs in Evanston, IL

National Account Manager – Remote USAs a key member of the Commercial team, the National Account Manager is responsible for the development, growth and profitability of assigned accounts. The successful candidate will plan, present, and implement product solutions for specific national and regional accounts in which cultivating relationships, strategic planning, and account leadership are critical to customer success and profitability. The National Account Manager is expected to demonstrate business leadership through developing partnerships, maintaining relationships, presenting opportunities, and implementing solutions within their accounts while representing the company as an ongoing strategic partner for delivering the product and service solutions enabling customer success. Effective collaboration across internal and external influences is critical to successfully address customer needs with the company’s products and solutions. This position partners closely with leaders and frontline roles within sales, operations, R&D, finance, and beyond to organize customer-specific teams for successful execution. Competitive applicants will be comfortable working independently and/or developing a strong voice to drive and deliver results and striving to find a better way every day.Job Responsibilities:Act as the primary point of contact for customer product needs, engaging large complex customer accounts at multiple levelsEstablish, outline, and deliver successful short and long-term regional strategic plans for account initiatives with company product solutionsUtilize strategic, disciplined go to market process to provide timely resolution to customer focused opportunities, conflict resolution and technical solutionsLead cross-functional customer teams and collaborate across R&D and manufacturing to explore opportunities and bring desired product solutions to marketStrategically prospect and determine the best approaches for creating and maintaining profitable activity, within existing, recently acquired, or developmental accountsIdentifies and communicates with appropriate account stakeholders, maintaining ideal relationships and customer interactionsServe as lead company contact in periodic contract negotiations to secure volume and profit contribution to the company’s resultsEnsure timely, complete and accurate of contract negotiation outcomes and lead the dialogue between the company and the customer(s) on resolving differences in contract terms and conditionsDrive growth within respective accounts to meet the sales targets established in collaboration with company leadershipAlign ongoing account efforts against company’s strategic goals and prioritiesReport and monitor weekly/monthly sales and profit results, compile customer business reporting, as requiredParticipate in monthly forecasting and planning in support of optimum operational efficiencyParticipates in regional tradeshows, product demonstrations, and plant tours, as neededMust be able to travel extensively (50-80%)Technical Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, sales, marketing, food science or equivalent discipline preferred; will consider relevant professional experiences. MBA preferredMinimum 15 years’ experience in selling or marketing with the food industry and/or solutions-based ingredients systems (or equivalent)At least 10-15 years’ experience demonstrating ability to expand customer accounts driving sales and profitability, growthSkills:Exceptional interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skillsProven ability and experience in successfully negotiating sales and supply agreementsDemonstrated ability to lead cross functional, collaborative efforts to ensure successful execution of complex projects within established timelinesPossesses an understanding of modern manufacturing capabilities, particularly within processes and applications impacting the manufacturing of food productsDemonstrative ability to navigate multiple software applications, near interfaces, and digital technologiesProficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPointAble to effectively manage time within a schedule of competing priorities and tasks**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others you’d like to hear more about, please contact Kristine O’Sullivan at kosullivan cps4jobs.com.JO: 146.23KO#LI-KO1