Join a growing global leader in the Cheese sector of the Dairy Industry! Our client is seeking a National Sales Manager, Food Service. 
The National Sales Manger is responsible for growing sales volumes and related profitability in the USA region. This is a remote position preferably in the mid-western U. S. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Grow and maintain sales of company products with existing and potential food service accounts through face-to-face visits, trade shows, MS Teams, phone, email, and other forms of electronic communication.
• Arrange in-person visits to engage key food service accounts and initiate the selling process
• Actively seek, qualify, and deliver new food service customers and prospects that support company’s strategic growth
• Facilitate Top-to-Top meetings with key food service accounts and company management
• Develops and execute sales strategies designed to demonstrate the features and benefits of company products and achieve profitable sales.
• Maintain a strong project pipeline in an effort to support future sales growth in the food service category
• Conduct sales presentations and product demos
• Ensure internal reporting and communications are timely, accurate, and informative
• Work with regional sales directors to cross-generate leads and to smoothly transition accounts as needed.
• Close sales and meet monthly sales performance and activity goals
• Builds collaborative relationships within the company peer group
• Represent company in a polite, professional manner at all times
• Deliver his/her annual sales budget for profitability and volume

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline
• Minimum of 5 years in a sales or sales support experience role, in food manufacturing, preferably in the dairy industry especially cheese with a focus on the product as an ingredient
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time
• Excellent people relationship skills
• Proven account management experience
• Track record of delivering against sales targets year over year
• Ability to multi-task across multiple projects and customers
• Strong communication skills with ability to effectively present ideas and concepts internally and externally
• Remote Location preferably in the Midwest U.S. 

***All applications must be accompanied by a current professional resume!!