Territory Sales Manager - Centennial, Co

Centennial, CO Area (South East Aurora, Centennial, Parker, Elizabeth, Monument, Black forest)

Base Salary Range: $55,454 - 83,181

The Territory Sales Manager (TSM) role is great opportunity in our Mars Wrigley sales organization. The position is responsible for achieving sales KPI objectives assigned by Mars Wrigley in a defined geographic territory supporting the Walmart channel. TSM’s execute company strategies and priorities at the retail level in order to drive channel and customer GSV. The position requires a high degree of integrity with the ability to work efficiently and effectively in an independent fashion without direct supervision. Individual territory performance is highly visible to the organization and key performance indicators (KPI’s) are measured and reported on a daily basis to enable the Company to evaluate TSM performance.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree, or HS Diploma and equivalent work experience
• Ability to travel overnight if required
• Ability to lift 40lbs
• Must live within territory boundaries
• Ability to walk for a minimum of 6 ½ hours per day
• Demonstrate ability to work remotely
• Subject to outside weather conditions and changing climates
• 2+ years selling experience
• Able to sit, stand and/or drive for long periods of time, as well as frequently bend, kneel and stoop

Nice to Have:

• Prior selling experience in the convenience, grocery or Walmart channels.
• A Bachelor's degree and significant experience in field sales and territory management
• Prior Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and/or retail sales experience

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Responsible for storage facility and managing product rotation, inventory allocation, supplies, etc., in an efficient and effective way.
• Prepare materials for all in-store and HQ sales presentations. Utilize advanced sales tools to develop fact-based presentations (i.e. syndicated data, retail link) that will result in KPI achievement and sustainable share and sales growth.
• Leverage data and demonstrate strong priority setting to deliver channel/retailer specific Seasonal sell thru targets.
• Measure and evaluate specific territory business (KPI’s, trends, gaps/opportunities, what’s working/not working). Provide solutions where gaps exist and execute these solutions accordingly. Own and lead this territory story with management team.
• Where applicable, sell in contracts which will support delivery of the distribution, shelving and merchandising objectives. Enforce compliance throughout the year by providing business updates to the store decision makers. Execute trade and/or product payment commitment (where applicable).
• Participate in team conference calls, training and attend all sales meetings.
• Customize and implement advanced selling tools and fact-based selling strategies to achieve orders and sustainable results resulting in increased share and gross sales for the company and the customer.
• Leverage fact based selling tools and technology to sell the company’s strategic focus areas and priorities to Key Decision Makers (KDM). These include assortment priorities (core and innovation), shelving objectives and planograms, and incremental displays both permanent and temporary.
• Partner with 3rd party providers (where applicable) to execute merchandising required after the sales initiatives are sold in (i.e. displays, seasonal, shelving initiatives, distribution/on shelf availability).