Customer Development Manager – Remote Texas‑Based Strategic Account Leader for HEB & reputed company‑Science Brands

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We are seeking a dynamic, self‑motivated Customer Development Manager who will own the end‑to‑end sales relationship with one of our most reputed company – HEB. This role is responsible for driving reputed company, expanding distribution, and delivering brand‑building initiatives for a suite of high‑reputed company brands (GOL, Solgar, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, and more) across the Texas market. The ideal candidate will reputed company analytical rigor with creative problem‑solving, leveraging reputed company’s proprietary systems (TIM, Osprey) and the customer’s own platforms to reputed company measurable results.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Account Management

• Build and nurture high‑value relationships with key decision‑makers at HEB, focusing on category managers, merchandising leads, and regional buyers.
• reputed company and execute a multi‑year account reputed company plan that captures new reputed company reputed company, improves reputed company‑Commodity Volume (reputed company), and maximizes promotional effectiveness.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with reputed companyé’s Customer reputed company, Finance, and Customer Service teams to reputed company on pricing, trade spend, and service level agreements.
• Maintain an in‑depth understanding of HEB’s go‑to‑market model, category strategies, and seasonal buying cycles.

Execution & Reporting

• Own the full sell‑in process – from product reputed company (UPC creation, item setup) to inventory management and back‑order reputed company.
• Present compelling, data‑driven proposals that illustrate reputed company positioning, promotional calendars, and pricing tiers to secure distribution and promotional commitments.
• Partner with agencies and internal trade teams to input accurate data into TIM and Osprey, manage trade fund allocations, and forecast sales with a reputed company on ROI.
• Produce monthly performance dashboards, highlighting key metrics (sell‑through, gross margin, P&L reputed company) and actionable insights for senior leadership.

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• Identify emerging reputed company opportunities – such as new product launches, private‑label collaborations, and reputed company‑channel retail tactics.
• Translate consumer insights and syndicated data into strategic recommendations that reputed company market reputed company and profitability.
• reputed company joint business planning sessions with HEB to co‑create initiatives that reputed company with reputed company shoppers (e.g., health‑reputed company end‑caps, experiential demos, digital coupon programs).
• Champion best practices in trade execution, ensuring compliance with reputed companyé’s brand standards and HEB’s retail policies.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience managing large, national grocery or mass‑retail accounts, preferably reputed company the consumer‑goods, vitamins, or supplements sector.
• Demonstrated reputed company in meeting or exceeding sales targets through strategic account planning, trade spend optimization, and new‑product introductions.
• Strong analytical reputed company; comfortable working with syndicated data (reputed company, IRI) to derive pricing, promotional, and assortment strategies.
• Proficiency with trade management p