Brand Manager

About This Role

This role is responsible for driving profitable growth of Value Added, wholesale, and PRDC business dedicated to existing Sysco customers by building relationships with Sales and Merchandising teams at Sysco OpCo locations, focusing on the Produce category and FreshPoint's offerings.

Responsibilities

• Support food shows, MA Ride alongs, MA training, promotions, contracts, promotional sales contests, and cuttings
• Develop all marketing, promotional, and training materials
• Travel to operation company (OpCo) 50%-75% of time
• Manage Sysco specialist to handle all Sysco orders and needs, including accurate keying of orders, managing cross needs and billing, handling buyout needs, and daily issues
• Handle CMP, 30,60,90 day reviews
• Handle all corporate reporting requests
• Maintain working relationships with all departments in your operation company (OpCo) to facilitate complete, on-time, accurate loading of all outbound Sysco trucks including Cross dock items
• Develop and maintain great working relationships with all Produce Managers, Produce Specialists, Sale Leadership and Merchandising Teams at each Sysco operation company (OpCo) servicing
• Develop and maintain great working relationships with the Sysco PMD, FreshPoint Regional VP PRDCs, and Corporate Produce Procurement Team

Requirements

• Experience with MS Office
• Strong numeric and alphanumeric data entry skills
• Detail-oriented
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Proven ability to complete training material and deliver training to large groups

Qualifications

• College Degree or Work Experience Equivalent
• 2 years of sales or operational distribution experience preferred

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge and understanding of distribution and warehousing procedures
• 2 years of sales or operational distribution experience

Skills

* Required skills