- Field
- Supply chain and procurement
- Location
- Davenport, IA
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Exec
- Pay
- $140k to $160k
About the role
Manages the product portfolio to meet customer demands while optimizing local and corporate revenue. Conducts major product evaluations and demonstrations with key accounts to retain existing business and secure new accounts. This leader serves on the senior leadership team, reports to the President, and directs procurement operations, performance metrics, expense and revenue management, sales support, and compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
What you would own
- Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate department staff, ensuring proper staffing levels, performance management, and effective problem resolution.
- Inventory & Vendor Management: Maintain optimal inventory levels to enhance financial performance and cash flow.
- Negotiate pricing and programs with suppliers, manage proprietary stock dispositions, and uphold strict service-level standards.
- Customer & Vendor Relations: Serve as a primary point of contact for accounts and suppliers, ensuring prompt, accurate, and professional communication while maintaining high fulfillment standards.
- Establish and refine departmental procedures to maximize operational efficiency and productivity based on industry expertise.
- Oversee secondary operational units, such as internal logistics/freight control and specialized merchandising teams, as assigned.
- Marketing & Promotional Execution: Direct all marketing functions, including trade shows, promotional events, digital campaigns, sales incentives, product launches, and targeted catalogs.
- Maximize supplier financial participation.
- Strategic Growth & Sales Support: Lead strategic bid analyses for major prospective and existing accounts.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with sales specialists, category managers, culinary professionals, and brand development leads to drive the growth of private-label or exclusive product lines.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.