Accounts Manager

Why Flowers?

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2022 sales of $4.8 billion. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.

Our team is the essential ingredient to success. We embrace diversity and foster an environment that reflects our values of Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility.

Full-time employees are offered:

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

Benefits may vary depending on your work location and your participation in a collective bargaining unit.

Summary

Manage accounts to maximize Sales and Profits goals. Responsible for building relationships between the company and the customer. Requires constant interaction with work group and other departments at the primary work location.

Job Responsibilities

• Customer Communicate sales related information between plants and retail stores.
• Work with plants on specific plans that benefit their sales areas.
• Visit stores to determine execution levels on programs.
• Report on sales to plants.
• Report upcoming display information.
• Report upcoming store and bread rack reset information.
• Meet with retail store management to discuss previous period results and look ahead at cur-rent and upcoming periods.
• Prepare/Collect proper DSD forms for price changes, promotions, new items, etc.
• Distribute newly published price sheets to plants for HHC pricing accuracy.
• Spend time in the market with an ASD or MVP from one or more of the plants.
• Meet with DSD department to confirm pricing on upcoming features.
• Prepare a feature confirmation report for all upcoming period features in retail stores.
• Contact category manager to discuss opportunities relating to our business.
• Prepare promotional sales planner for retail stores for the purpose of giving them an advance review of our anticipated features.
• Contact regional SVP for discussion on sales plans for future promotions and specific events relative to business with retail stores.
• Attend meetings with National Accounts teams.
• Assist plants with reporting.
• Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)
• Perform other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, in-cluding but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.

Desired Experience

• 5 to 10 years experience in sales/marketing.

Desired Education

• Bachelors Degree in Sales/Marketing

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package.  Please reply by 02/02/2024.  Resumes are active for 30 days.  Interested job seekers who successfully complete the series of pre-screening questions and who appear to possess the basic qualifications for this position may be contacted for a telephone interview.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

 

If you need assistance with submitting your resume due to a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Darrell Lynn Robinson at Darrell.Robinson@flocorp.com or  .