Jackie Jacobs

About Jackie Jacobs

Accomplished Sales Manager with 19+ years of proven sales leadership in both large and small, food and beverage, branded, industrial and private label manufacturers.• Passion for partnering with key corporate accounts including Sysco, US Foods, IMA, Reinhart, FSA, GFS, Golbon and accelerating mutual profitable growth via Cat Man and other key initiatives• Adaptable, creative, high energy leader excelling in attracting, motivating, developing and retaining high level sales managers and partners thru creating an environment for success by encouraging open communication and positive conflict, leading with questions and challenging status quo. • Strong Strategist with expertise in creating plans, tools and relationships to aggressively grow small brands and new products within distributor and broker cultures favoring larger brands, companies and marketing funds.• History of successful collaboration with marketing, finance, supply chain and other peers to ensure all functions are aligned to set team up for success in achieving both profit and volume goals.

Experience

1. Key Accounts Manager

   Schreiber Foods

   Jul 2016 — Present

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  BA, Economics

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Sales Management
• Budgets
• Food
• Retail
• B2b
• Food Industry
• Fmcg
• Sales
• Forecasting
• Food & Beverage
• Sales Operations
• New Business Development
• Purchasing
• Management
• Customer Insight
• Pricing
• Inventory Management
• Business Planning
• Presentation Development
• Account Management
• Product Development
• Brand Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Ingredients
• Marketing Strategy
• Trade Marketing
• Consumer Products
• Distributors
• P
• Product Marketing
• Merchandising
• Key Account Management
• Beverage Industry
• Market Planning
• Shopper Marketing
• International Business
• Competitive Analysis
• Key Account Development
• Frozen Food
• Food Service