Key Account Manager | Traverse, MI

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  • Location: Traverse City, MI

  • Company: Shoreline Fruit

with a book of existing customers and develop relationships with new customers through multiple sales channels. The Benefits - We take care of our people because it is the right thing to do. You can expect: Pay: Beginning with an existing book of business, you could expect the combined compensation of base pay and commission to be between $80k+ with the ability to tailor the base pay and commission rates to better suit your needs.

Health, dental, and vision coverage with health savings and flexible spending accounts. 401k with company matching. Paid time off to keep the work/life balance. Relocation assistance available. One of the most beautiful areas to live and work with so much to

do that people from around the world travel here for vacation and enjoyment - priceless. Who you are: You are energetic and optimistically driven by purpose. You are creative, collaborative, and eager to learn.

You are a natural at creating, developing, and maintaining long lasting relationships with your customers and work team. You like to work hard and have fun. What you will be doing: Manage a book of existing business and creatively seek out, open, and maintain new business for consumer packages of Cherry Bay Orchards dried fruit, concentrate, and juice items in multiple market channels. Become a great story teller of our grower owned and vertically integrated business that raises

the standards of quality, processing, and marketing of our products.

Get to know, value, and work with all divisions and departments that make this happen: growers, production, packaging, quality, R&D, storage, finance, procurement, sales, marketing. Work with sales assistants to fulfill existing and prospective customer needs and monitor customer satisfaction to provide solutions for the greatest customer experience and care. Develop annual sales plans to achieve sales goals and provide detailed and accurate sales forecasts. Input your creativity into the marketing plan and materials. Analyze trends and competitors to help identify market opportunities and make strategic decisions for future growth.

Manage your sales and promotions budget. Become proficient with SAGE accounting software. Keep it all organized within the CRM system/database. Be ethical always and still find ways to win. What you will bring with you: Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field is preferred. Three years' experience in food or beverage sales to retail market segments preferred. Experience working with distributors and brokers is preferred. Strong competency using the Microsoft Office Suite. Solid verbal, written, and presentation skills No resume filtering software here.

If this job posting fits and excites you, please apply! Shoreline Fruit operates nearly 6000 acres of cherry orchards right here in Michigan, growing and processing over 50 million pounds of Montmorency tart cherries each year. We are a grower owned company built from two families' stories filled with pride and hard work that continues to grow in its reach of customers here and around the globe. You will be joining the team that grows, processes, markets, and sells the finest cherry products and other premium dried fruits available anywhere in the world. Shoreline Fruit is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where we all feel we belong.

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