DESCRIPTION

Responsible for the management of the assigned principals’ business in a defined marketing area. Primary responsibility includes increasing sales and market share of the brands represented, while earning a profit for our manufacturers and Acosta.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Deliver principals’ volume, share and sales fundamental goals (merchandising, assortment, pricing, and shelving) at the lowest possible cost.

Achieve fundamental goals and resultsat the lowest possible selling cost while maximizing company revenue (to include brokerage, commissions, and bonuses, contest earnings, etc.).

Communicate principals’ priorities to Retail Sales Managers, Sales Technology Managers (IT), Marketing Managers, Business Managers, and the retail selling organization to deliver in-store presence and business objectives.

Report directlyto the General Manager or Team Leader.

Manage and participate in the development, design, and presentation of Acosta introduction to new principals.

Develop relationships with principals and customers. Pro-actively communicate with key principals.

Effectively function as a team player.

Coordinate on-going communication between the General Managers and key principals, and between principals and other Managers.

Collaborate with Retail Sales Managers on all major retail initiatives (new product introductions, selling drives, contests, etc.).

Coordinate principals’ market visits and key account calls.

Effectively use knowledge of customer, market, and principal to successfully sell principals’ specific programsand initiatives as well as Company objectives and initiatives – involve Marketing, Technology, and Sales Support resources as needed to accomplish the objectives.

Utilize Senior Vice President, General Manager, Team Leaders, and Senior Business Managers to understand and leverage customer strategies, and to develop conceptual sales presentations that can deliver principals’ objectives.

Provide feedback on the effectiveness of principals’ strategies, selling programs, and initiatives to the principal and the General Manager.

Provide timely information, principals’expertise and selling priorities, along with retail-ready selling tools (organizers, surveys, etc.) to the Retail Sales Manager, and shared resources (Marketing, Technology, and Sales Support).

Maintain current account distribution information.

Review all market pricing reports on a regular basis for accuracy and competitive activity. Collect and report all competitiveactivity.

Provide feedback to the General Manager on how to build organizational capacity and improve our business.

Pro-actively share customer/manufacturer information with otherteam members to help build organization capacity.

Pro-actively manage personal skill development plan.

Ensures all client procedures and policies are followed.

May be required to achieve client proprietary system expertise to manage promotional plans and fund balances.

Monitors and takes corrective action as necessary in financial management, i.e. deductions QUALIFICATIONS Please enter information as needed ABOUT US Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada. We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers. Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future. Acosta et Mosaic sont les moteurs des ventes et du marketing derrière les marques les plus reconnues et éprouvées avec les meilleurs détaillants aux États-Unis et au Canada. Nous offrons des services flexibles qui maximisent l'efficacité. Acosta possède le talent et la technologie pour élaborer des stratégies axées sur les données, la portée et les relations pour exécuter ces stratégies, ainsi que les outils pour surveiller, suivre et optimiser les résultats basés sur des mesures pour les clients et les détaillants. Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer Job Category: Wholesale Position Type: Full time Business Unit: Sales Salary Range: $72,600.00 - $90,800.00 Company: Acosta Employee Holdco LLC Req ID: 1065