Job Overview :
Were looking for a Territory Sales Manager (TSM) to join our winning sales team. The TSM will report to the Sr. Regional Sales Manager and is responsible for identifying growth opportunities in the market, communicating aligned plans, and driving execution within the market. The TSM will be directly responsible for building / maintaining relationships in the geography and finding unique ways to enhance our brands to customers and consumers. This person will utilize strategic thinking to create joint business plans, influence internal stakeholders, and solve market challenges.
Location : El Paso, TX or Las Cruces, NM
Responsibilities :
- Develop and influence relationships and execution with Admiral Beverage in the Southwest market
- Ability to analyze syndicated data and other internal selling tools to create insights and action for our Bottling partners
- Manage assigned budget, billing and invoice reconciliation
- Build full year forecast for assigned geography and update monthly
- Enhance Brand visibility and awareness by gaining new distribution and incremental displays / cold availability
- Work collaboratively with Bottler / Distributor and share best practices, acting as a major contributor / peer leader
- Analyze monthly sales reports to identify opportunities, assess underperforming geographies and develop actionable plans to address
- Manage, build and move displays and / or product to establish best location for sales on all company products as necessary
- Gather Voice of Customer feedback locally to enhance our selling strategies and Locally Even Better initiatives
- Collaborate internally with key stakeholders to improve processes, route to market strategy and elevate business acumen
- Execute weekly Bottler / Market visits in territory with our Bottling partners to drive executional excellence at retail and uncover local opportunities as assigned
- Conduct sales rallies with frontline leadership teams supporting key priorities and big bets
- Up to 50% Travel / Month
Requirements :
Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experienceBeverage / DSD Distributor Management experience or CPG experience (3+ years)Understanding of Bottler / Distributor business dynamics and work streamsHolds self and other accountable to meet commitmentsStrong communication skillsAbility to travel 50% of the time requiredExperience with non-alcoholic beverage industry preferredAbility to manage and analyze sales data; trade / business analyticsAbility to work in extremely fast-paced and evolving hyper-growth environmentExperience working successfully within the constraints of a growing businessProficiency with Microsoft Office, Syndicated Data