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Regional Client Manager

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Nov 2025

💰 $87,000/yr($84,000/yr – $87,000/yr)

About the role

BROAD FUNCTION AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION: The Affinity Group Region Client Manager is responsible for regional execution of sales and marketing strategies for assigned clients and is the primary contact for the regional sales manager at the corresponding clients. With knowledge of the assigned clients’ plans and objectives, the region client manager facilitates activities of the collective group of local market leaders who in turn manage market specific sales objectives and local market execution via effective trimester planning and specific follow-through.

PRINCIPAL CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE:

Provide a single point of contact across each assigned Client’s respective region and build an excellent rapport and mutually valued business relationship with key personnel at the corresponding clients.
Work in conjunction with region market leaders to execute client-specific sales plans including segment focus, innovation plans, and other initiatives to achieve sales budgets/goals.
Communicate sales strategies and objectives to the respective sales teams.
Collaborate with the sales enablement team to ensure delivery of accurate CRM, sales data, trimester plans, and local prescriptive market goals across the region.
Provide connectivity between client’s regional managers, internal market leads and segment/culinary leads through regular check-in’s.
Analyze and review monthly client sales reports with region management and determine the necessary course of corrective action as needed.
Participate or provide input for various distributor and food related trade shows as well as internal sales meetings.
In conjunction with the sales enablement department follow and monitor sales data, trends, and results; communicate accordingly and as necessary across the region.
Execute foresight to alter and change sales plans based on evolving business environments and industry headwinds.
Assist local market leaders in offering data, insights, trends, and industry updates to the sales team.
Work closely with the assigned clients at the region/local level to develop sound sales and marketing strategies for their respective markets.
Train and provide product knowledge to the region sales teams.
Provide competitive insights to assigned clients for pricing and product considerations.
Provide local market intelligence to include competitive pricing, availability, customer contracts, promotions, service challenges, and new product launches.

The successful candidates must possess the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

College or University preferred
Experience working with Foodservice Distributors
Ability to execute and follow through a sales plan.
A positive, professional, and proactive attitude.
Strong communication skills.
Adept at building trust and credibility
Business planning and organizational skills
Works well with teams and has strong motivational skills
Strong problem solving and client planning skills
Using the trimester planning process and CRM system
Relevant analytical skills and effective with Power BI, Excel spreadsheets, and other such tools.
Must have a valid driver’s license and a car