National Account Manager - Albertsons (CA)

At Ghirardelli, we honor tradition and drive innovation, aiming to be the top choice for premium chocolate. We support personal and professional growth, recognizing that each employee’s contribution directly impacts Ghirardelli’s growth and success. Join our dynamic team and help shape Ghirardelli's future. A National Account Manager is responsible for achieving the sales budget, new item distribution targets, trade promotion budget, forecasting targets, expense management, and MAPS objectives for assigned accounts. This includes all customer communication, trade funds management, forecasting and accountability for volume, profit and in-store conditions. This position may have multiple customers/HQ selling contacts and they may call on a larger customer directly as the main point of contact. Sales volume can range from $10M to $30M. Manage and achieve sales controllables Exceed MAPS objectives as outlined in customer game plan Develop senior level customer relationships that drive joint business planning execution Being a leader within the company and collaborating cross functionally to create customer driven initiatives that achieve game plan goals Ability to prepare and present customer-facing presentations that drive Ghirardelli’s in-store execution Demonstrate category management skillset that will drive customer partnerships and execution BA/BS Degree or equivalent work experience This position may work out of a team sales office or home office Travel on average of 25% but up to 35%. Spends 60% of time at desk working at computer or phone. Spends 25% of time interacting with key customers for purpose of influencing business results. Spends 15% of time observing conditions in retail outlets, attending off-site sales meetings and performing other miscellaneous activities. Occasional to Constant Repetitive Fine Manipulation (keyboarding, ten key, writing) Ability to travel to various locations across the country or local travel to meetings To learn more about our benefits visit Corporate Careers | Ghirardelli , and select "Learn More" under Corporate, Manufacturing or Restaurant & Retail. A bonus and/or long-term incentive may be included as part of this compensation package. Ghirardelli is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, local or federal law. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with relevant state and local fair chance laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and the New York City Fair Chance Act, where applicable.