Market Development Manager
Current• Sales. Execute and close sales calls focused on value-added sales activities in specified accounts; sell and implement campaigns, promotional programming, incremental displays, and equipment placements. Generate IRR analysis; review business results with customers; ensure assets meet minimum performance requirements and develop a plan of action for those assets generating zero or low volume. Establish and achieve equipment placement goals. Track daily, weekly and monthly call activity and performance measurements against assigned goals and expectations; place and transmit appropriate order in conjunction with existing geographic sales routes and campaigns• Business Development Function. Prospect and acquire/recapture specified number of accounts based on assigned territory opportunity. Qualify accounts to determine opportunity and investment levels. Set up new accounts with channel Looks of Success• Customer Service. Develop customer relationships. In connection with an order replenishment sales call, ensure account meets company-merchandising standards; determine account product needs. Ensure customer compliance. Execute and maintain Looks of Success in outlets; manage appropriate store inventory levels. Support contract renewal negotiations as requested. Manage all assigned customer support tickets through to closure; assure account and customer standards are met including proper POS execution and proper maintenance of company assets• Merchandising. Communicate account and market knowledge to sales center to include information on new customers. Resolve customer inquiries. Research and close customer service tickets. Check for proper company standards in product rotation. Transport, replace, and maintain point of sale advertising as appropriate• Marketing. Schedule and implement new account Activation Events upon opening including but not limited to tastings and samplings to stimulate brand penetration initiatives