Sales Manager, Foodservice K12 - Southeast Region

Sales Manager, Foodservice K12 - Southeast Region
Land O'Lakes is seeking a K-12 Sales Manager to lead and drive our K-12 growth in the Southeast Region including the following states: FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, AL, MS, LA, KY (the ideal candidate will reside near a major airport in one of these states).

The K-12 market is a strategic channel priority for Land O'Lakes Foodservice.

This position will be responsible for both calling on direct strategic K-12 school districts as well as supporting Acxion local execution against all other identified K-12 accounts (school districts and cooperatives) in the territory.

Key Responsibilities will include:



* Will work collaboratively in partnership with the Land O'Lakes Culinary Center and culinary field chefs to execute ideations utilizing K-12 priority products against strategic accounts.


* Need to work collaboratively and provide hands-on training with the Acxion K12 broker sales teams,


* Presenting Land O'Lakes products, in both commodity processing/commercial applications, and marketing promotions to strategic school districts.


* Executing culinary ideations with a focus on priority products.


* Increasing menu cycle frequency and product placements.


* Gaining new bid specifications.


* Securing/gaining/validating bid awards.


* Facilitating commodity drawdowns for all awarded commodity lbs.


* Providing all necessary broker support (market visits/sales calls, food shows, culinary ideations).


* In addition, the chosen candidate will also support both internal and Acxion bid teams as needed to facilitate effective execution of all identified bids to drive territory performance.

Education/Experience



* Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience


* 8 or more years of foodservice sales experience required


* Experience calling on K-12 operators strongly desired


* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite


* Ability to travel 65-75% of the time

Salary range: $123,920 - $185,880 (in most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges)

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food.

We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources.

Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled.

The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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