Job Description
Job Summary
IKO, a growing modern and contemporary brand of cookware and kitchenware products named "most innovative cookware vendor" by a major national department store, is looking for an experienced, energetic and motivated, result-oriented National Sales Manager to help grow our market share in the industry and deliver outstanding support to our retail partners.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Open and develop new key national accounts
- Maintain and grow existing retail relationships
- Cultivate new key account leads
- Design sales support collateral including slides, reports, story boards, samples, etc. - for presentation to retail industry decision makers including buyers, DMMs and retail execs
- Identify and report on market trends and niches to direct product development efforts
- Assist in the development and management of our product and brand portfolio
- Work with retail partners to develop our brands and presence including product positioning, placement, pricing and promotion
- Develop and execute trade show strategies including including assisting in the conception, design and layout of the booth
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelors Degree or substantive work experience
- Proven track record in selling key major national accounts in Consumer Goods preferably cookware and kitchenware
- Existing relationships with category buyers, DMMs,, GMMs, and retail exec of major national accounts
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
- Computer proficiency
- Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team
- Positive "can do"attitude
- Passion for cooking - a definite plus.
- Up to 50% travel
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