Senior Customer Account Project Manager

Where Your Career Becomes Family

About West Liberty Foods

Our mission is to be a leading food manufacturer by converting needs, ideas and expertise into value for our members, business partners and consumers.

West Liberty Foods manufactures hundreds of meat and poultry products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurant chains nationwide. Recognized as one of the top protein processors in North America, we have the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across our facilities. We are The Surprisingly Big Company®, and we’re right in your backyard.

Build your career with West Liberty Foods and be a part of an exciting, collaborative team that becomes family!

Position Detail

Information

Job Title

Senior Account Manager

Location

West Liberty, IA

Shift

1st

Salary Range

$75,733 - $95,000+ depending on experience

Shift Premium

None

The Senior Account Manager supports West Liberty Foods’ sales by bridging communication between customers and internal departments. Acting as the "Voice of the Customer," this role ensures Sales, R&D, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Customer Service and Marketing receive the critical information and documentation required to deliver best-in-class service. Partners with Sales on reporting, communication, and relationship management for existing business. Leads product development initiatives through the DRIVEN process to ensure a seamless experience for internal teams and customers

• Direct point of contact for WLF customers; promptly responds to customer inquiries and requests.
• Master the WLF DRIVEN (Defined Opportunity, Review Strategic Fit, In Development, Validate & Test, Execute & Launch & Next Steps) process, and their role within to ensure all project deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule
• Administration of customer sites and paperwork in collaboration with other departments to ensure account specific audit, certification, and additional requirements are known and maintained.
• Work with cross-functional teams to gather and compile information, requiring professionalism and attention to detail while allowing a unique opportunity to learn almost all aspects of the business.
• Standardize processes and improve efficiency of department operations.
• Prioritize and manage assigned product projects, clarifying and defining requirements, managing task execution, scheduling, conducting and documenting meetings, managing correspondence and tracking progress.
• Provide operational continuity for the sales team during travel and client meetings. 
• Drive continual improvement in quality, productivity, efficiency and cost.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations.
• Partner with all departments of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 3-5 years of experience is preferred.
• Associates Degree is preferred 
• Become familiar with and operate efficiently within company information systems, to include QAD/Cyberquery for reporting, Salesforce for project and account processing and management, Tracegains for product specifications, and Google platform for communication management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, understanding the nuance of placing pressure and urgency, pushing the envelope to a discussion, but not coming across as aggressive or impolite 
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment of continuous change and challenges.
• Exercise collaborative skills and exhibit leadership qualities in gathering internal consensus within a cross-functional team.
• Computer experience - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Strong attention to detail, time management skills and ability to multi-task. 
• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends according to schedule.
• Compliance: Must practice good personal hygiene. Candidates must successfully pass a post-offer/pre-employment drug test, background screen, physical and E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer
West Liberty Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

West Liberty Foods is committed to providing all team members with predictable work schedules that accommodate the universal need to spend time away from work to rest, relax, and spend time with family and friends. However, as a food manufacturer, West Liberty Foods is responsible for producing perishable products. To help ensure that our food products meet the quality and safety standards our customers expect, team members may, at times, be asked or expected to work overtime, weekends, or holidays. West Liberty Foods remains committed to its overtime, weekend, and holiday pay policies, and will schedule team members for those hours on a volunteer-first basis, whenever possible.

The following benefits are available:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Discount Benefits
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

To be considered an applicant for this position, you must apply online on our careersite at https://careers.wlfoods.com/.