Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Field Sales Representative - Value Added Products

Lakeside Foods, Inc.  •  Manitowoc, WI (Onsite)  •  19 days ago
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Job Description

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Lakeside Foods is seeking a Field Sales Representative – Value Added Products to drive growth across existing and new accounts while managing broker relationships within an assigned region. This role supports the expansion of the Value Added portfolio across Lakeside and Riverside brands by delivering profitable growth, strengthening customer partnerships, and executing strategic sales initiatives.

What You’ll Get

  • Competitive compensation based on experience
  • Affordable, market‑leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Paid vacation and personal time
  • Paid professional development opportunities
  • Autonomy within a collaborative, high‑performance sales team
  • Long‑term growth opportunities with a stable, family‑owned company

What You’ll Do

  • Grow assigned regional distributors, operators, and broker‑managed accounts
  • Deliver assigned annual volume and profit plans, including quarterly forecasts
  • Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to plan and prioritize initiatives
  • Identify and advance opportunities with complex or large customers
  • Lead category management initiatives at the customer and regional level
  • Provide competitive market intelligence to support business development and incremental growth
  • Plan and execute field‑based promotional activities, including food shows, regional meetings, and training events
  • Execute customer agreements while anticipating risks and identifying mitigation strategies
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews to strengthen relationships and drive results
  • Plan, negotiate, close, and follow up on customer agreements to create mutually beneficial outcomes
  • Maintain clear communication with Sales Operations on customer opportunities and challenges
  • Support margin performance by assisting with A/R, credit issues, deductions, samples, and pricing matters
  • Manage broker networks for core products and innovation launches as applicable
  • Keep customers informed of supply and pricing trends
  • Maintain confidentiality of company information and represent Lakeside Foods professionally
  • Perform other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 5–10 years of sales experience, preferably in foodservice or food‑related industries
  • Experience managing regional or national product portfolios
  • Proven success in channel expansion, distributor growth, and strategic account planning

Skills & Abilities

  • Demonstrated ability to execute an Annual Operating Plan (AOP) at the regional level
  • Strong experience with foodservice customer relationships and broker management
  • Ability to sell across multiple product categories
  • Strong forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities
  • Experience using CRM platforms, Power BI, and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong negotiation, communication, and conflict‑resolution skills
  • Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally and influence outcomes

Why Lakeside Foods

Founded in 1887, Lakeside Foods is a family‑owned company with a long tradition of quality, integrity, and customer partnership. We invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow while making a meaningful impact across our brands and customers.

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

Lakeside Foods, Inc.

About Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Lakeside Foods, Inc. is a premier producer and supplier of high-quality canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, frozen whipped topping and frozen appetizers for the retail, food service, and industrial sectors. Founded in 1887 as a small pea canning company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Lakeside Foods has grown to 13 processing locations in three states, with nearly 1,000 employees year-round and more than 2,000 during seasonal production.

We remain family owned and committed to working with local family farmers to grow our produce. We're focused on providing safe, quality food for our customers. Our processing facilities meet the highest level of food safety certification and are located near our crops, ensuring maximum freshness of our products from farm to table.

What makes Lakeside unique compared to other employers in the industry and in the region?

- We bring a long heritage and a commitment to continued growth.

- We’re driven to work hard and create new products and offerings.

- We’re committed to the communities where we operate.

- We’re down to earth and approachable.

- We treat employees like part of our family.

- We’re friendly and welcoming – to our customers and to our employees.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Year Founded
1887
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