District Sales Manager

Role Overview

• Responsible for driving shareholder value through the maximization of market share, sales, and profits
• Effectively lead trade execution through the management of field personnel within a designated territory
• Staff, train, evaluate and develop team members
• Responsible for the coaching, developing and encouraging excellence from a diverse team
• Directly responsible for the management, planning, and administration of sales and distribution of a designated sales territory
• Manage sales, profit and operational expenses for designated sales territory
• Establish and maintain positive customer relationships
• Manage within OPEX Budget within union and nonunion work force
• Monitor market execution and merchandising standards compliance
• Manage and audit team member's timekeeping

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2+ years' experience in consumer products/direct store delivery sales required
• Requires experience managing people/budgets
• 3+ years' experience supervising sales staff
• Packaged goods experience preferred; Some beverage experience an asset
• Intermediate computer and database application skills
• Ability to create and conduct sales presentations
• Valid driver's license and driving record within MVR policy guidelines
• Experience with Nielsen Data preferred
• Lifting of 50+ pounds, bending reaching, and kneeling

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription drug plans
• 401K with company contributions
• Paid vacation
• Company paid holidays
• Competitive compensation and benefit packages