What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager position at Midwest Foods?
Ready to turn your passion for food into a career with purpose? Join the dynamic team at Midwest Foods—a women-owned produce powerhouse based in Chicago and Kenosha, proudly serving the restaurant, hospitality, retail, and wholesale industries across Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
We’re not just about delivering top-quality produce—we’re about building a better food system. Partnering with top growers and local farmers, we bring farm-to-plate stories to life while prioritizing sustainability and client satisfaction every step of the way. If you're fascinated by where food comes from, love tackling challenges, and thrive in a fast-paced, team-driven environment, this is your chance to make a real impact.
We're on the lookout for passionate individuals with hospitality or service industry experience to join our team. If you're a natural relationship builder, the thrill of a win, a problem solver, and growth-minded go-getter, this role was made for you.
Why Midwest Foods?
✨ A mission-driven company
🚀 Limitless opportunities for growth
🌱 A chance to shape the future of food
Sound like your kind of challenge? Let’s grow together!
Responsibilities:
- Cultivate new business opportunities.
- Increase customer penetration through a diverse group of clients by utilizing the company’s portfolio of products and services.
- Achieve competitive and financially sound business.
- Collaborate, develop, and implement a strategic growth plan and professional goals.
- Drive a proactive approach to client engagement via solution-oriented practices.
- Devote energy to building collaborative relationships with Midwest Foods’s key stakeholders.
- Learn and comprehend Midwest Foods’s suite of product & services.
- Plan and oversee new marketing initiatives.
- Manage the full sales cycle.
- Oversee client set up and act as customer advocate for ongoing customer needs.
- Additional responsibilities as needed, pertaining to the job.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years of related professional experience in food/hospitality, service and/or sales.
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations to attract profitable sales.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience in planning and implementing sales strategy.
- Proven experience in customer relationship management.
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
- Proficient Microsoft Office packages.
- Experience with CRM or any other cloud-based programs recommended.
- Tech savvy and is up to date with current marketing strategies utilizing social media outlets and trends.
Benefits:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, VL, Accident, Critical Illness Insurance
- 401-k with employer match
- Vacation and PTO/sick days
- Mileage
- Cell phone, laptop, and other duty related equipment
Compensation: $60,000-$70,000 DOE, plus bonus commission
Salary : $60,000 - $70,000