Senior Director leading sales strategy for Food Service at Teasdale Latin Foods. Building customer relationships and managing a sales team for Latin-inspired food products.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and partners.
Lead and manage the Food Service sales team, including hiring, training, establishing objectives, and performance management.
Create go-to-market strategies to acquire, secure, and grow Teasdale's Food Service business.
Develop an annual sales plan that supports Teasdale's strategy and annual objectives.
Establish quarterly and annual revenue objectives for the team and actively manage key performance metrics to monitor team performance and effectiveness.
Proactively develop and implement joint business plans with key customers.
Lead and own the monthly sales forecast and set performance goals for the Food Service channel accordingly.
Communicate product feedback from prospective and current customers to the quality and product development teams.
Develop and recommend product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategy to grow long-term market share.
Analyze market trends and customer needs to identify new business opportunities and new product development opportunities.
Actively manage broker relationships to grow sales, market share, and profitability with appropriate targets and performance goals.
Leverage syndicated and customer-specific data, creating category insight selling stories that drive results – help lead the team with an emphasis on category insights as a daily business practice.
To optimize sales flow, work closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Customer Service, Finance, New Product Development, Demand Planning, and Operations.
Requirements
10+ years of Food Service experience required in sales and category insights.
Experience calling on foodservice accounts and national distributors is a requirement.
Experience developing, planning, and leading strategic internal and external initiatives.
Experience in a successful leadership role managing a team of 3+ people.
Someone who gets things done, is innovative, and works with a sense of urgency.
Excellent data analytical and organizational skills, and the ability to create insightful presentations and business cases to drive results.
Ability to break down ambiguous problems into concrete, manageable components and think through optimal solutions.
Self-starter mentality with a high degree of follow-through; can own and take strategic initiatives to completion.
Excellent communication skills.
Someone with high standards, takes ownership, and is invested in the outcome.
Someone who proactively helps others, stays positive, and has a good sense of humor.
Benefits
Day One - Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan with Matching Contributions at 60 Days
Career Growth Opportunities and Professional Development
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