Sacramento, California
Regional Sales Manager - Northwest Job Opening in Sacramento, California - Overview: Applegate is the nation?s leading natural and organic meat company. Since 1987 Applegate has been working to inspire people to think about their food ? where it comes from, how it?s made and the impact on animals, people and the planet. Applegate produces high-quality hot dogs, bacon and deli meats with only natural ingredients.
Applegate has more than 140 products in nine product categories: bacon, deli meat, hot dogs, dinner sausages, breakfast sausages, burgers, breaded chicken, grilled chicken and cheese.
Summary: Under the general direction of the Director of Regional Sales, effectively and efficiently increase the distribution and sales of Applegate Farms through the natural and grocery classes of trade.
Essential Functions:
Maintain consistent contact and provide sales and service to all customers (retailers, brokers and distributors) in specific assigned region. Make regularly scheduled sales calls on all major customers within your region.
Achieve quarterly and annual sales revenue numbers, budget & profit goals for your assigned region. Provide monthly sales reports, monthly expense reports, and any assigned reports to National Sales Manager (or Director of Regional Sales as applicable) in a timely manner.
Manage the broker network in your region with support from the Director of Regional Sales. Educate, motivate and monitor the broker sales force. Convey all company directives, objectives, philosophy, selling points of products, budgetary constraints and how to most effectively merchandise the products. Work with broker sales force in training sessions, market tours, store sets/resets, sales calls and shows.
Responsible for managing quarterly/annual sales budgets by sku and trade spending for all brands and objectives within your region. Monitor business conditions to keep expenditures in line up with volume. Develop sales programs to drive incremental volume or new distribution. Keep up-to-date on budgetary goals, work with Sales Strategy regarding trade spending, slotting, etc.
Utilize syndicated data to identify sales opportunities in designated area. Assess market conditions and identify areas of improvement. Utilize internal sales programs for performance and budgeting. Track and report on these numbers along with competitive activity on sales calls to SRSM, Retail Brokers and Sales Strategy.
Work closely with Demand Planner to ensure an optimal balance of customer service and warehouse inventory. Using information from data analysis, promotions, budgets and objectives, assist Demand Planner in developing forecasts by item/by account/by month
Educate the distributor sales force through table top shows, work with their sales managers to convey company objectives, and set up sales programs with the buyers utilizing promotional windows and mdf, which also helps with forecasting figures for production. Perform store sets/resets with field reps and go on sales calls with the account managers in order to more efficiently execute speed to shelf.
Work with the category analyst and the Sales Strategy Managers to develop effective presentations that outline current market conditions, market trends, customer needs and our competitive advantages.
Assist the Director of Regional Sales with promotional ideas to increase business within the region.
Work with Sales Strategy to develop annual customer plans designed to expand distribution and accelerate profit and growth.
Keep abreast of brand philosophy and objectives. Know priority skus, selling points, competitive advantages, and merchandising standards and tools available to help sell the products.
Implement all tracking/reporting tools, in conjunction with Finance, Customer Service, etc.
Position Requirements:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience.
5 years experience as a Regional Sales Manager in a consumer packaged goods industry.
Documented successful key accounts sales and sales management track record.
Excellent sales skills with the ability to make persuasive presentations and close sales.
A ?can do" attitude with the ability to get things done.
Ability to travel.
Experience managing budgets to include P&L responsibilities.
Strong organizational and follow through skills.
Team collaborating and influencing skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills. (both verbal & written)
Ability to motivate and gain cooperation from others.
Working Conditions:
50%
*This individual will need to manage their time whether in the corporate office or from a mobile office.
Applegate strives to create an entrepreneurial and collaborative work environment. The culture is business casual and laid back, but it's a very "roll up your sleeves" environment. It is a fast changing, dynamic organization where success is applauded, growth is celebrated, pitfalls called out and practices adapted. Working at Applegate is a chance to make impactful changes ?to your community and the world, to your career and to your life. The corporate headquarters has a meditation room and yoga instructor every week, a raw white space room. Employee started clubs include baking club, juice club, hiking/walking club, cycling club, and green initiatives club. They even offer employees a day off to do volunteer work.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
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