Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $142,183.00 - $236,972.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
financial planning
Parental leave
Education Assistance
Employee stock ownership plan
Paid Time Off
401k plan with company match
short term disability
long term disability
Group Life Insurance
voluntary life insurance
accident insurance
critical illness insurance
hospital indemnity
Pet insurance
Identity Theft Protection
Legal Assistance
Job Description
Griffith Foods is a distinguished family-owned company established in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, USA. Renowned for its caring and creative approach to product development, Griffith Foods serves as a trusted partner for food companies aiming to meet the evolving tastes and needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. The company embraces a Purpose of ‘We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World,’ highlighting its commitment to true, collaborative innovation focused on bettering food solutions. Griffith Foods specialities include a wide range of product capabilities such as seasonings, marinades, coating systems, and sauces, all designed to be better... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a college or university
- Minimum of 10 years of food industry experience
- Experience working extensively with distribution networks and trade spending
- Proven leadership experience
- Ability to effectively communicate and influence without authority
- Demonstrated initiative to drive deliverables
- Ability to travel up to 75% including overnight trips
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from a college or university
- Minimum of 10 years of food industry experience working extensively with distribution networks and trade spending
- Proven leadership experience driving results and building relationships
- Ability to effectively communicate and influence without authority
- Demonstrated initiative in driving deliverables
- Proven experience building support for initiatives internally and externally
- Ability to travel up to 75%, including overnight trips
Job Duties
- Provide input in development and implementation of strategic plans to meet organizational goals
- Provide long range planning initiatives and implement tactics for national foodservice distributors
- Create comprehensive customer business plans aligning with strategic growth
- Communicate customer business plans and strategy to direct and broker sales teams ensuring best execution
- Conduct complex contract negotiations to achieve company objectives
- Actively grow the Custom Culinary branded portfolio beyond industry growth rates
- Analyze and control trade spend to support foodservice growth goals
- Further penetrate key foodservice distributor customers by broadening product scope and becoming a strategic partner
- Develop strategic initiatives to maintain competitive advantage
- Make regular sales calls to corporate office and key field sales divisions
- Deepen relationships with strategic customers, sales teams, and brokers
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, customer service, R&D, culinary, and others
- Ensure category management with adequate stock and distribution expansion
- Manage administrative functions including information requests, competitive intelligence, results tracking, deduction management, and sales reports
- Negotiate contracts, manage trade, create and execute customer business plans
- Demonstrate excellence in selling skills, presentation skills, strategic management, CRM, and communication skills
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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