Account Manager – Food PP

Food Production Daily (FPD) is the leading online news resource covering the food processing and packaging sector with breaking news, features and data for business decision makers.

Food Quality News (FQN) is the resource connecting the food safety, quality control and quality assurance communities online.

We are seeking an organized, strategic thinker equally capable of prospecting as well as developing global strategic accounts to join the team.  The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic, a hungry self-starter who will succeed in digital sales as Account Manager for Food Production Daily and Food Quality News.

Primary Role - Sales

• Contribute to the commercial development of the FPD and FQN  brands in the Americas
• Achieving quarterly sales targets, strategic and tactical components in respect of established guidelines, rules and processes.
• Reaching KPI (Key Performance Indicators) standards as required.    
• Attending key trade events the US and occasionally beyond
• Conducting client visits the US and occasionally beyond
• Contributing to implementing strategies and action plans aimed at increasing revenues.
• Providing regular and detailed reporting as required.
• Maintaining updated CRM

Secondary role - Brand development / Marketing:

• Exploring and recommending brand development opportunities and new product development ideas suited to the Americas markets to upper management, and any other activities relevant to the growth of our brands and audience.
• Contributing to marketing initiatives and actions with direct commercial benefit.                                
• Identifying and exploring opportunities to partner with key associations and show / conference organizers.
• Developing and nurturing relationships with key industry players and opinion leaders.
• Generally contributing to any other projects of potential benefit to FPD and FQN brands in the Americas in collaboration with other departments

Benefits include:

25 days PTO, 401k, and full Health insurance (dental and vision included)

This role will be based in our Chicago office due to open in August 2015