What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager - Bakery Ingredients position at CPS, Inc.?
The role is supported by the bakery ingredients technical team, and will be part of a collaborative, innovative, growth-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Job Details:
$160,000 Bonus
Benefits Available
Requirements:
Job Details:
- Understand the bakery customer network and industry trends.
- Drive sales policies and programs to achieve U.S. regional sales and profit goals.
- Build and manage strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain a resilient, proactive mindset to meet customer expectations.
- Provide technical / application insights to customers in partnership with innovation and technical teams.
- Develop deep knowledge of Global Ingredient Supplier’s full product portfolio.
- Support the Bakery, Bar, and Confectionary sales teams with expertise and insights.
- Maintain a strong opportunity pipeline and participate in trade associations.
- Align innovations, applications, marketing, and BU teams with the Bakery Strategy.
$160,000 Bonus
Benefits Available
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, bakery science, or a related life-science field.
- 5 years of sales, bakery, or confectionary industry experience required.
- Strong competencies in Sales, Marketing, or Product Development.
- Deep understanding of the selling process and the bakery industry.
- AIB certification is a plus.
- Experience selling functional food ingredients and supporting technical marketing.
- Demonstrated strength in negotiations, planning, and execution.
- Experience with Salesforce.com or similar CRM tools.
- Excellent communication skills across matrixed teams; ability to travel up to 50%.
- Direct experience with bakery manufacturers or major CPG customers.
- Proven success growing technical ingredient sales.
- Ability to translate technical insights into compelling customer value.
- If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Kristine O’Sullivan at kosullivan@cps4jobs.com.
Salary : $160,000