Ken's Foods Inc

Preparing finished products for packaging and shipping, organizing warehouse, and ensuring safety and quality standards. | Ability to operate machinery, lift up to 50 pounds, follow safety protocols, and perform physical tasks in a warehouse environment. | SUMMARY The Co Packer is responsible for preparing finished product to be packaged and shipped. The associates are stationed at an assigned area in the warehouse, where they retrieve items as needed from inventory stock to complete various display builds. Their objective is to focus on the improvement of the processes to ensure the customer needs are being met in a timely fashion, while maintaining high-quality, cost-effective logistics services. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: • Understanding the machine operations and using safety precautions when the machine is in operation (pinch points, sealer, heater, moving conveyor). Manual labor, e.g., stacking, lifting, bending, building trays/flaps, and banding required. • Build multiple display pallets using finished good product onto or from pallets trays, racks, and shelves according to the established design. • Reprocess any raw material and packaging items for display builds. • Shrink wrap and label all finished display pallets with identifying information. • Sweep, dust, and mop work areas. • Organize warehouse, and work area for orderliness. • Ensure work area is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic. • Follow order fulfillment to end to ensure a successful and timely conclusion. • Other duties as assigned. FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES • Ship product free of contamination. • Follow all Ken's Foods Security and GMP policies. • Report any suspicious activities anywhere in or around the facility. • Inspect work area for any possible product contamination issues on a continuous basis. • Report any leaking or spilled product immediately. • Inspect all incoming and out-going product for signs of contamination. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Language Skills Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence, and communicate effectively to other employees and Team Leaders. Mathematical Skills Ability to add and subtract, and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. ESSENTIAL MENTAL ALERTNESS REQUIREMENTS • Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner • Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment • Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the position • Ability to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions • Ability to work in an unfatigued state • Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance • Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one's short term memory • Ability to concentrate • Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms • Demonstrated caring, commitment and concerned attitude about safety WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Lead and manage sales and customer relationships across multiple retail grocery accounts, oversee broker partnerships, manage financial controls and trade spending, and deliver annual operating plans. | Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field, 5+ years sales experience in retail grocery key account management, strong sales and leadership skills, broker management experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and syndicated data. | The role of the West Regional Manager requires complete ownership of all aspects of Ken’s Foods Brands business in collaboration with Acosta Sales & Marketing, our broker. Activities include, but are not limited to, sales management, supply chain, forecasting, data analytics, retail merchandising operations, trade finance, and multi-level relationship building. Our Ideal Candidate You lead- You take the lead by influencing the agenda through collaboration, negotiation and thought leadership. You lead all customer calls, presentations, and story development. You are a doer. You are a fast thinker, practical and resourceful. You do not shy away from doing demanding work and become more involved with all aspects of your job, including routine, practical, and getting into the details. You do not fear problems or the future because you know, deep down, you will be able to figure things out. You connect the dots- You have a pulse on the big picture to identify areas of opportunity for products and programs, develop customer strategies that incorporate consumer insights, and Circana syndicated data while having an awareness of competitor activity to build promotional strategies. You are a collaborator- In this role, you will establish partnerships with multiple partners, internal cross-functional teams, brokers, and Senior Managers at your customers. These relationships thrive on mutual trust and integrity to achieve results and execute against strategy and goals. You are an innovator- You will look for opportunities to improve and seek creative solutions. Your ability to adapt and adjust the strategy with the customer, revisit goals and gain insights from pre and post evaluation and return on investment analysis to incorporate learning into the strategic direction is crucial. You are curious- It is important to understand business trends in each account through fact-based analysis to include brand share, pricing, and promotion levels, along with understanding the efficiency of different investment levels. You are curious about what works and what does not so that we can work together to refine customer tactics. You are driven by data analytics – in this role you will demonstrate your ability to aggregate, consolidate and analyze copious amounts of data from various sources and create succinct and convincing sales arguments and presentations. Principal Accountabilities: Deliver Annual Operating Plan • Deliver annual operating plan commitment (dollars, cases). • Maximize trade spending within allocated budget. Primary Responsibilities: Customer Management • Personally, calls on decision makers at the account (all levels). Category Manager, Director, VP Grocery. • Establishes and maintains customer management relationships at all levels. Develops productive working relationships with the senior leaders at customer accounts. • Ensures that the customer plans are aligned to Ken’s corporate objectives to deliver the team's overall volume, profit, and share objectives for each brand/category. • Oversee the execution of brand strategies and category management initiatives. • Track industry trends, identifies opportunities, and monitors competitive products. • Provides market/customer expertise and direction to Ken’s HQ on all customer and team issues. Primary Customer Responsibility • Albertson’s Northern California, Albertson’s Southern California, Albertson’s Phoenix, Bashas, Smart & Final, Stater Brothers, UNIFY Centralia Organizational Development • Manages the performance & relationship of our Sales Agency, Acosta Sales, and Marketing. Utilizes the Acosta team to help execute and deliver sales objectives. Partners with Acosta Senior Leadership to advance Ken’s Foods objectives at a senior level within your customers. Financial Management • Ensures that controls are maintained to measure and monitor sales spending, sales expenses, etc. • Implements and enforces Ken’s policy; ensure customer compliance with defined contractual commitments. • Establish alliances with customers that will address deductions and control unauthorized chargebacks. • Manage promotional trade funding within corporate approved boundaries to provide volume growth. Knowledge, skills, and abilities needed: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field. • 5+ years of experience in sales, focusing on key account management within the retail grocery channel. • Strong Sales Skills; negotiation, storytelling, and presentation skills. • Broker management experience. • Exceptional level of communication, problem solving, and leadership skills. • Strong technical, business, and financial acumen. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and syndicated data (Circana). • Proficiency in Trade Plan Management System Blacksmith by Telus is a plus. Working Conditions: Remote Work with Regional Presence • This role is remote. Approximate travel: Up to 40%. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.