Credit Manager

This in-office position will primarily focus on administering our credit and collections process while evaluating customer’s creditworthiness in assigning appropriate terms. Exceptional interpersonal skills and professionalism are required to effectively communicate, interact, and collaborate with individuals and groups. The highest level of integrity, respect, appropriateness, and emotional intelligence will be maintained in all communications with customers and sales associates.

Primary Department Functions/Duties:

• Evaluate customers credit eligibility utilizing available scoring models to predict risk.


• Monitor our collections process to identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies and lower AR days sales outstanding.


• Tactfully manage the company’s stop policy when dealing with account delinquencies.


• Approve credits for customers regarding credit returns.


• Review and update existing credit policies when necessary. Implement new ones as needed.


• Maintain and improve relationships with collection agencies and credit reporting groups.


• Oversee and assist credit analysts with reconciling customer accounts.


• Apply technology to improve our credit communications and customer payment process.


• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in credit management.


• Prepare reports and present findings to senior management.


• Supervise and train credit department staff as needed.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience working with unsecured credit issues is preferred; Foodservice industry experience helpful.


• Experience with collections is helpful.

• Must be a skilled relationship manager with customers, sales associates, and team members.


• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Benefits:

• Immediate: Eligible for Paid holidays


• 30 days: Discounted product rates


• 60 days: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance eligibility, 2 PTO days


• 90 days: Eligible to start contributing to a 401k plan


• 180 days: 2 PTO days


• 1 year: 401k match eligibility, 8 PTO days, company paid Short-Term Disability eligibility

As the largest privately-owned food service distributor and transportation company in the Midwest, Cash-Wa Distributing is looking to add a Credit Manager to our team. Our network delivers over 25,000 foodservice, c-store, candy, tobacco, and grocery products to restaurants, hotels, schools, convenient stores, institutions, and other retail outlets in a ten-state area from four warehousing facilities, two trucking fleets, and five cash-and-carry operations.