Job Description

Manager, National Accounts- California or Chicago, IL
Carbohydrate Business Unit, Sweetening and Texturizing Solutions

This is a full time, exempt level position.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing high profile customer accounts for ADM Sweeteners and Texturizing Solutions including sales of nutritive sweeteners, non-nutritive sweeteners, citric acid and food starches. This position is also responsible for prospecting and growing of new and existing customers. In addition, the position will promote ADM’s growing ingredient capabilities to customers and represent ADM at industry meetings and tradeshows.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree in Marketing (MBA is preferred), Business or related field is preferred or a minimum of five years’ sales and marketing experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Good computer skills and knowledge of Salesforce.com and Microsoft software including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work as a team player
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proven service and customer focus with ability to build and maintain customer relationships/partnerships with management, R&D, purchasing, marketing, supply chain and plant staff
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and report developments to cross functional teams
• A working knowledge of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners, texturizing ingredients and commodity markets a plus

Essential Responsibilities

• Work closely with our customer facing organization to develop and implement differentiated value propositions for target market segments and customers
• Selling in both face-to-face and digital customer environments
• Leverage selling analytics and make recommendations on how to improve financials of market segments and customers serviced
• Actively maintain demand characterization database
• Ultimately responsible for effective management of ancillary charges (knowing the cost to serve) and in assisting in the timely collection of account receivables
• Wholly responsible for annual contracting activities
• Be recognized customer expert and key point of contact for sweeteners and texturizing solutions
• Develop and maintain up-to-date ‘fact-based’ customer development plans
• Analyze marketing insights to unlock opportunities for future account growth
• Active use and implementation of CRM Tool (Salesforce.com)
• Establish and maintain professional relationships within Sweeteners and Texturizing Solutions, in addition to other ADM Business Units

Travel

• Overnight travel is required (40% minimum)

Reporting Structure

• This role reports directly to the North American Senior Director of Sales, who reports to the President of Sweetening & Texturizing Solutions.

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor. * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required. * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.
Hiring Manager- Matt Hornback
Recruiter- Lauren Shea

City

Chicago

State

IL - Illinois

Location Country

United States

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$120,800.00 - $223,900.00

Salaried Incentive Plan

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus and a long-term incentive plan