Why Work for KeHE?
- Full-time
- Pay Range: $63,100.00/Yr. – $101,000.00/Yr.
- Shift Days: , Shift Time:
- Benefits on Day 1
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about “good” and is growing, so there’s never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you’re enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we’d love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities
The Field Liaison Manager is responsible for all aspects of executing theday-to-day relationship with the Customer stores in an assigned territory. The Field Liaison Manager will maintain strong relationships with all Regional Trainers and storepersonnel.
Essential Functions
- Provide communications and problem solving support in the field for the on-site Account Team and store personnel.
- Review credits by store on a regular and on-going basis and investigate the stores that are the highest offenders. Suggest and implement plans to address high-credit stores with Customer staff as well as KeHE Operations and Transportation departments.
- Review KeHE load quality and customer backdoor procedures, investigate issues and find solutions
- Facilitate communication between KeHE on-site account team as well as KeHE Operations and Transportation staff.
- Respond to Customer inquiries.
- Identify, research, and contact stores and build positive relationships that will generate future sales.
- Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and accountability for all business in assigned territory.
- Work with Regional Trainers on promotional allocations to determine sufficient inventory levels for displays and to achieve minimal residual quantities.
- Work with KeHE’s Merchandising Team to monitor activities with new store sets and resets/remodels.
- Present and complete all store level surveys as needed by the customer, manufacturer, regional and corporate offices.
Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude
- High School Diploma required.
- Microsoft Office experience required, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in sales of grocery products to natural and/or conventional grocery accounts.
Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of retail grocery operations.
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including some weekends.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 75%.
- Demonstrated strength in oral and written communications with people at all organizational levels.
- Demonstrated proficiency in conducting effective meetings and making clear and concise presentations.
- Strong negotiating, communication and organizational skills as well as interpersonal skills
- Ability to interact with a diverse group of individuals and contribute to a collaborative work environment – must be a team player
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a variety of tasks simultaneously, focusing on those with the highest business impact, including anticipating problems and taking appropriate preventive action to avoid crises whenever possible
- Seek continued product knowledge to become a natural product “expert”. Must be motivated to achieve personal development.
Requisition ID
2023-20662
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.