Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives. Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive. _This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship._ The Sr. Customer Account Specialist is directly responsible for supporting our Costco NPWB business representing over $300MM. This is a unique opportunity to support our biggest customer for NWPB to drive category growth and achieve annual sales & commercial spend targets. The ideal candidate is highly motivated and empowered to take initiative and proactively resolve business issues that arise with minimal direction. The ideal candidate demonstrates very strong analytical skills (Costco CRX preferred), moves with speed & agility to learn quickly and adapt as the business evolves. **Location:** The ideal candidate will be located in Arlington, VA. **Responsibilities:** + Drive category growth and achieve annual sales and commercial spend targets. + Develop category driving business plans such as new item presentations, 4P focused initiatives, and other customer presentations. + Where appropriate, support in Business Planning tools through proper distribution tracking, promotion administration, forecasting, and deduction management. + Partner with CMI to transform shopper insights into action + Partner with the Data and Reporting team to transform 4Ps analytics and insights into action. + Effectively manage commercial spend to achieve sales volume goals and trade spend goals, including administration, record keeping, tracking and follow-up + Collaborate with Sales Finance Manager on financial reconciliation on a monthly basis + Responsible for timely and effective communication of customer/category and forecast information + For customer presentations, develop/customize category plan based selling stories regarding assortment, new items, pricing, promotions, display/merchandising tactics, analyses and plans. + Actively ensure effective communication with Commercial Development - discuss hot topics, educate cross functionals on consumption/supply/competition + Proactively collaborate with Supply Chain partners to resolve inventory issues + Provide supply updates to support Costco MVMs as well as forecast BD SKUs + Conduct post promotion analysis on MVMs, TPDs, BSEs + Work with Costco.com & Nestle to implement strong Omni plans – test/learn, evaluate, share learnings + Review, assess, and analyze NPW heavy consumption detail by SKU, region, etc. + Support reporting needs for Monthly Business Reviews – shipments, consumption data to share with division gain/losses + Conduct pricing analysis – unit velocity vs. ARP understanding baseline vs. promo changes impact + CD meetings – attend to + Owns and updates ADL / Distribution list and changes **Requirements:** + University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of related work experience + 1+ years of experience in a previous Account Management role, or similar experience. + Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (developing and creating fact-based compelling sell-in presentations) + Strong presentation and communication skills + Experience in leading/owning projects on previous teams + Successfully delivered on KPI objectives in previous roles + Good working knowledge of channel of trade customer, ideally with previous experience supporting Club / Costco + Drive one's own development through the adoption of capability tools + Develop critical behaviors through robust PDP process + Act as Peer Coach and provide training to analysts + Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the sales fundamentals and supply chain + Strong communication skills, both oral and written, strong judgement in decision making, good problem solving skills, thinks strategically, and a customer service orientation + Takes the initiative to execute with minimal supervision + Challenges current processes, generating innovative suggestions that improve performance even beyond own role + Takes immediate action to resolve issues or potential issues, ensuring stakeholders are properly communicated to about the potential impact + Puts in persistent and if necessary, extra effort to accomplish goals and maintain a high level of productivity + Proactively identifies opportunities beyond what is expected in own role for continuous learning and development Requisition ID 340242 \#LI-KS1 It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace. To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home. The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy