About this role
Natural Food + Grocery Associate Key Account Manager - Northern New Jersey
Green Spoon Sales is the leading independent natural products sales agency representing the most exciting CPG brands nationwide. We are a mission-driven organization committed to transforming the retail landscape by expanding shelf space for healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable products.
In addition to our work in natural products, Green Spoon is deeply committed to environmental stewardship. As a proud member of 1% for the Planet, we support a wide range of nonprofit partners through volunteering, donations, and ongoing sustainability initiatives, reflecting our belief that business has a responsibility to create positive change for future generations.
Green Spoon Sales is looking for a positive, passionate, and detail-oriented Associate Key Account Manager based in Northern New Jersey. This is a hybrid position, requiring employees to utilize a home office.
The Associate Key Account Manager will support the Wakefern Key Account Manager in the day-to-day management and growth of the Wakefern business. This role will provide analytical, reporting, and administrative support while also taking an active role in supporting and developing business across Wakefern’s independent buying groups.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support the Wakefern Key Account Manager with sales analysis, reporting, presentations, item and promotional tracking, and other day-to-day account needs.
• Analyze sales, distribution, promotional performance, and other key business metrics to identify opportunities and provide actionable insights.
• Assist with retailer submissions, new item setup, promotional planning, meeting preparation, follow-up, and ongoing account administration.
• Work directly with assigned Wakefern buying groups to build relationships, identify distribution and growth opportunities, support brand initiatives, and drive execution at the group level.
• Partner closely with the Wakefern Key Account Manager to ensure buying-group activity supports the broader Wakefern strategy and priorities.
• Track buying-group opportunities, placements, follow-ups, and results, providing regular visibility to the Wakefern Key Account Manager and internal teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of the Wakefern organization, including corporate programs, independent member groups, retailer priorities, and the overall competitive landscape.
Preferred Skillset:
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis, dashboards).
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation-building capabilities.
• Experience working with syndicated data sources (SPINS, Circana, Nielsen, etc.).
• Experience working with 1WorldSync / Sydigo
• Ability to identify trends and convert data into compelling business insights.
• Understanding of shopper marketing, retail media, and brand activation programs.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects, deadlines, and data requests simultaneously.
*Leadership reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities as needed to ensure alignment with overarching department goals.
Some of the awesome benefits you will receive as a Team Member at Green Spoon!
• Amazing company culture!
• 15%-25%+ higher salary package over competitive agencies
• 401k Match Plan - 100% Employer Match up to 4% of Salary
• 100% covered strong Health insurance plan
• 100% covered strong Dental insurance plan
• 100% covered strong Vision insurance plan
• Critical Illness & Accident & Hospital Indemnity insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Strong PTO Plan
• Paid Personal Wellness Days
• 10 Paid Holidays (Birthday - paid day off)
• "Home for the Holidays" Break
• Bi-Monthly Office Allowance
• Annual Team Builds
• Annual Wellness Reimbursement
• Paid Volunteer Hours – 1% For The Planet (Team on a Mission!)
Thank you in advance for your interest in Green Spoon. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we’re unable to respond to individual inquiries by phone. Someone from our team will contact you directly via email if are selected to move forward in the hiring process.
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