District Sales Manager – R3 Redistribution

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District Sales Manager managing and developing a team of field-based sales representatives at Bunzl's Redistribution segment. Responsibilities include training, coaching, and achieving sales targets across various territories.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide direct leadership and coaching for 5-10 residence based, Sales Representatives in the listed geography
  • Drive and influence continuous daily pursuit of prospective customers and expand sales in existing accounts through new products and services
  • Lead regular team meetings to facilitate discussion and the sharing of innovative ideas related to growing sales revenue and margin
  • Communicate all customer feedback to leadership on product feedback and any future opportunities
  • Deliver sales pipelines, forecasts, and pricing
  • Propose, communicate and achieve weekly and monthly forecasts
  • Devise and train on sales strategies and techniques necessary for achieving sales targets
  • Be an agent for change to execute the successful and smooth transition to a segmented organizational structure through culture growth, practices, structure, and overall organizational environment
  • Leverage CRM data (MS Dynamics) to evaluate team performance, monitor for trends, and identify opportunities.
  • Meet and exceed sales goals
  • Implement and drive directives as outlined from leadership
  • Ensure that day to day responsibilities of your sales reps (prospecting, account development, site inspections and proper account management practices) are completed to company standards
  • Develop a world-class sales force through recruiting, selecting and growing exceptional sales talent, managing / coaching employee performance, motivating, and holding employees accountable
  • Facilitate leadership development within team, identify and foster future leaders to support business succession plans
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective customer account contacts with the intention to maintain and grow market share
  • Drive alignment, define performance measurement, and develop long term development plan with sales representatives
  • Execute business plans with new and existing accounts

Requirements:

  • High School diploma or GED equivalent required
  • Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
  • Strong field based outside sales, territory account management & business development experience required, including experience successfully managing and executing challenging sales cycles, yearly planning for a business and delivering on revenue, margin, and cost targets on a consistent basis
  • Previous people leadership experience or demonstrated peer leadership skills
  • Grocery, foodservice, and distribution experience is preferred
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to execute multiple initiatives autonomously and influence others to achieve targets
  • Project management and negotiation skills
  • Proficient user level Microsoft office skills (Outlook, TEAMs, Word, Excell, PowerPoint, CoPilot, Power BI & Dynamics) and ability to learn new software applications
  • CRM experience with Microsoft Dynamics knowledge preferred
  • Travel is required throughout the territory.

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1 st day of the month after 30 days – Minimum 30 hours per week
  • Paid Time Off – Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
  • 401K with generous company match