Key Account Manager owning Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart commercial strategy. Driving profitable CPG sales through customer planning, trade investment, distribution, and execution.
Responsibilities
Own the Loblaw and SDM customer business plans and annual JBP
Build strong relationships with merchants, category directors, and key customer stakeholders in Supply Chain
Deliver sales, gross profit, and distribution targets
Develop customer-specific strategies across pricing, promotion, assortment, distribution, and velocity
Lead annual and promotional planning while managing trade investment for strong ROI
Identify new listing, distribution, and category growth opportunities
Analyze customer performance and turn insights into actions
Lead customer presentations, negotiations, and business reviews
Partner with Marketing on customer-specific brand and activation plans
Provide commercial assumptions and customer inputs to Demand Planning/Operations and flag supply or inventory risks
Coordinate with Finance, Operations, Demand Planning, Marketing, Customer Service, and Regulatory to deliver customer commitments
Own resolution of customer issues and ensure timely internal follow-through
Track KPIs including net sales, gross profit/margin, distribution, velocity, listings, trade spend, promotional ROI, forecast/input accuracy, JBP delivery, service level, and issue resolution
Requirements
5+ years CPG/retail account management experience
Experience managing major Canadian retailers; Loblaw/SDM experience strongly preferred
Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills
Experience managing customer P&Ls, trade investment and promotional programs
Ability to build senior customer relationships and influence cross-functionally
Strategic thinker who is equally strong at execution
Highly accountable, proactive and results oriented
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