This is a remote field position based in a home office. We are flexible on your location throughout the Great Lakes region (IL, IN, WI, MI) but ask that you are within one hour of a major airport.
As a Region Sales Manager on our Foodservice sales team, you will implement sales programs to sell our products into foodservice distribution for all segments including independent restaurateurs and regional chain accounts, non-commercial, K-12 and business and industry by penetrating account opportunities across the Great Lakes region. You will work with our sales agency in coordinating sales activities at the market and customer level. You will report to a Foodservice Sales Director.
Your Impact:
- Achieve assigned quarterly and annual sales goals; update and communicate progress to management.
- Maximize the business plan sales and profit within brand strategies and guidelines.
- Conduct market analysis to determine customer needs, measure opportunity, and propose financials for sales accounts.
- Develop and maintain customer, distributor, and sales agency relationships while ensuring proper communication of important information.
- Deliver sales presentations to customers, often in coordination with our sales agency.
- Provide product training at sales agency and distributor level.
- Maintain assigned priority accounts in Salesforce.
- Up to 60% regional travel.
Your Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent Regional Sales Manager experience required
- 8+ years of progressive sales experience, to include distributor, account and sales agency management.
- Sales experience managing multiple product categories and customers, with in-depth knowledge in sales, trade and marketing concepts and methods.
- Experience developing and maintaining customer relations and promotions management across multiple markets.
- Experience interpreting and using multiple information sources (i.e. Tibersoft, Technomic) to develop strategy and tactics.
- Experience establishing and maintaining internal and external working relationships (External - strategic customers, agency partners, distributors; Internal – Category Marketing, Business Development, Customer Service, Finance).
- Experience in trade spending management with proven fiscal responsibility.
Number of Days in Office: Remote
At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
- Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
- Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
- Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
- Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.
