Regional chain Manager

at  Gordon Food Service

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Position Summary:
Manage and develop Gordon Food Service business relationships with profitable regional multi-unit chain customers. Defines project scope and assumes ownership of all prime vendor presentations.

Essential Functions:

• Manage the development of new and existing multi-unit business within assigned region, defines project scope and assumes ownership of all prime vendor presentations and participates in the regions long range planning process.
• Acquires new business through development of a key account prospect list and implementing business plans accordingly.
• Collaborates with key decision-makers and executives of accounts and prospective accounts to build and maintain business relationships.
• Coordinates the demonstration or presentation of products and discusses applications, using samples or marketing material, emphasizing salable features based on price or value to benefit customer’s business operations.
• Utilizes and applies customer profitability and pricing models to negotiate customer agreements.
• Reports monthly to leadership team regarding current and potential customer activities and developments.
• Creates and reviews monthly reports to include customer KPI, locked-in-pricing and proprietary items lists.
• Manages credit terms within established parameters created by the finance department and directs collection of accounts receivable to manage credit relationship with customers.
• Provides direct line of communication with the US National Chain support departments and Regional Chain Support Manager.
• Participates in training the Customer Development Specialist and Associates to ensure their understanding of the Regional Chain Manager’s role and of key customer relationships.
• Maintain knowledge of segment through industry magazines and local culinary organizations
• Demonstrate and deliver understanding of Foodservice Industry and operations
• Understand areas of customer focus, including Sales Building, Staffing, Profitability, and Compliance
• Collaborates with direct supervisors to develop capital and operational budget needs for the department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Must have excellent written, verbal, organizational and communication skills as well as problem-solving capabilities.
• Must have ability to prepare and deliver presentations and speak at minor functions as a departmental representative.
• Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritize and be able to work independently or within a team environment.
• Must have strong negotiation, customer service focus, be a strategic thinker, inquisitive, innovative and creative in order to build relationships, network, link resources and apply business practices.
• Ability to understand and utilize market research and P&L statements.
• Must be able to travel to different locations.

• Manage the development of new and existing multi-unit business within assigned region, defines project scope and assumes ownership of all prime vendor presentations and participates in the regions long range planning process.
• Acquires new business through development of a key account prospect list and implementing business plans accordingly.
• Collaborates with key decision-makers and executives of accounts and prospective accounts to build and maintain business relationships.
• Coordinates the demonstration or presentation of products and discusses applications, using samples or marketing material, emphasizing salable features based on price or value to benefit customer’s business operations.
• Utilizes and applies customer profitability and pricing models to negotiate customer agreements.
• Reports monthly to leadership team regarding current and potential customer activities and developments.
• Creates and reviews monthly reports to include customer KPI, locked-in-pricing and proprietary items lists.
• Manages credit terms within established parameters created by the finance department and directs collection of accounts receivable to manage credit relationship with customers.
• Provides direct line of communication with the US National Chain support departments and Regional Chain Support Manager.
• Participates in training the Customer Development Specialist and Associates to ensure their understanding of the Regional Chain Manager’s role and of key customer relationships.
• Maintain knowledge of segment through industry magazines and local culinary organizations
• Demonstrate and deliver understanding of Foodservice Industry and operations
• Understand areas of customer focus, including Sales Building, Staffing, Profitability, and Compliance
• Collaborates with direct supervisors to develop capital and operational budget needs for the department.
• Performs other duties as assigned