Account Manager British Columbia

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Professional
Job title: Account Manager
Location: Remote (field position) Vancouver, British Columbia
Compensation Range: $68,000 CAD to $75,000 CAD

At Nestlé Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, in compliance with Ontario’s pay transparency regulations.

Nestlé Professional is the global food service leader in developing and manufacturing innovative food and beverage solutions and beverage equipment systems that enable food service operators across all channels to delight their customers and grow their businesses. We are the trusted Partner of Choice in the Out of Home Channel, providing category and channel expertise to our food service accounts. As a company, we support your personal growth with a people‑focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment.

This position is essential for the success of Nestlé Professional, focusing on account and customer management to enhance growth in the food service sector, including beverages, culinary products, water, and ice cream. It involves building strategic relationships, collaborating with third‑party providers, and providing hands‑on training and support at various sites.

• Participates in the Management Business Planning (MBP) cycle to analyze and address challenges in achieving Nestlé’s sales, spending, market share, distribution, and operating budget targets, while focusing on Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Category Management (CM) to optimize product mix and drive profitable sales.
• Ensures the activation of targeted Category Roadmap and sales initiatives with customers.
• Develops and customizes sales presentations by utilizing the Category Roadmaps to tailor them for each customer, ensuring relevance and applicability to their specific circumstances. Continuously evaluates category fundamentals (such as listings and distribution) to drive profitable sales.
• Enters all relevant customer and category promotion plans into C4C, Exceedra, and other planning tools promptly. Shares essential information regarding promotions and listings with demand planners to improve forecast accuracy.
• Effectively manages commercial spending to meet sales volume targets, trade spending objectives, and profit goals, including administration, record‑keeping, tracking, and follow‑up.
• Ensures compliance with all company principles and policies.

• 3+ years of experience within sales and account management, with a proven track record of delivering business results.
• Valid full driver’s license and safe driving record; willing to travel frequently within the assigned territory.
• Post‑secondary education in Business, any related field or equivalent experience.
• Effective communication, negotiation and strong leadership skills to express analytics and deliver presentations to various levels within the organization and externally to customers.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks with excellent time and project management while paying attention to detail.
• Motivation as a self‑starter with the ability to think “out of the box” in an effort to secure incremental business opportunities.

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment.
• Company matched pension plan.
• Three weeks of vacation and three personal days (Personal Paid Holidays).
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.
• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Gender affirmation benefits to ensure access to necessary care, resources, and coverage for gender‑affirming procedures.
• Fertility Services and Surrogacy Medical Coverage to support the pursuit of a path to parenthood regardless of medical conditions, gender or sexual orientation.
• Adoption benefits to remove some of the financial barriers…