Territory Business Manager
Kraft Heinz View all jobs
- Toronto, ON
- $75,100-93,900 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Aligned to KHC values, the Foodservice Territory Business Manager owns geographic market in the Field sales organization, focused on driving branded market share and profit
- Execute flawlessly against all aspects of the Away From Home TBM priorities & playbook
- Drive profitable sales and execution plans with local distributors and operators
- Drive penetration of high priority SKUs (strategic/branded and profit oriented)
- Identify, build, and manage a robust pipeline of high-value opportunities (distributors and operators) with support of Sales Ops & Planning team
- Own the bottom-up sales planning process for assigned territory and build effective proposals, based on customer needs, insights and the customer's decision criteria to drive annual operating plan
- Own the end-to-end selling process –generating interest, establishing commitment to buy, winning the business
- Deliver on assigned distribution & operator revenue targets
- Responsible for managing both Trade Budgets tied to both distributors and operators
- Complete quarterly & annual priorities (e.g. Limited time offer activations, new innovations, etc)
- Support our Sales Ops & Planning team by accurately forecasting business product demands through timely volume submissions
- Understand and own your territory business – Analyze, looks for insights, and then create actions within your customer set to drive sustainable growth, course-correct declines, and secure distribution to help the larger Field Sales hit their total Team goals.
- Establish Joint Business Plans with key customers and ensure regular JBP reviews and actions are completed
- Support the “Order to Cash” process. Assist Customer Service in management of Distributor Orders, aid in resolving Invoice Payment discrepancies/deductions issues, etc.
- Previous relevant experience in Sales; Food Service experience is considered a strong asset
- Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record (company car eligible role)
- Command of business acumen and strong business intuition demonstrated by discernment that not every sales opportunity is equal and a track record of securing profitable volume
- Strong analytical skills demonstrated by previous experience utilizing systems for tracking and recording sales, effective business planning and data-driven strategy for maintaining current and securing new customers
- A hunger to hunt new business, develop a strong pipeline of leads, and profitable drive growth
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, demonstrated by effective presentation, influence, and negotiation with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to work as a collaborative & contributing Team member, but also with a high level of self-autonomy
- Overnight Travel is required occasionally; the amount varies by territory
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, occasionally – example: Foodshow execution
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and our CRM system (Salesforce.com)
- Ability to adapt selling skills to virtual platforms (MS Teams, Zoom, Google Meets, FaceTime, etc) and deliver on those expectations.