District Manager

Overview: As a District Sales Manager for Acosta Berg you'll have the chance to influence an entire industry. How's that for impact? We are looking for a District Sales Manager located in the Bronx market area. The District Sales Manager would manage the achievement of corporate objectives by individual product line within area of district responsibility. The ideal candidate is a strong sales leader, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has an entrepreneurial spirit and insists on the highest standards in leading and driving customer satisfaction. Responsibilities:

• Manages 4-7 direct reports
• Recruits, selects, and directs sales team in meeting or exceeding corporate goals
• Ensures accuracy of weekly activity reports and audits expense reports
• Develops strategic territory coverage plans and manages sales activity standards and reporting procedures
• Ensures product distribution of all authorized manufacturer products
• Develops solid relationships at store level
• Increases brand presence through product placement, incremental points of interruption via racks, displays and shipper placement
• Works closely with Principals and Distributors to achieve corporate objectives

Qualifications:

• • Fostering Teamwork - As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, interest, skill, and success in getting groups to work together cooperatively
  • Managing Performance - Taking responsibility for one's own or one's employees' performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly
  • Technical Expertise - Depth of knowledge and skill in a technical area
  • Attention to Communication - Ensuring that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed
  • Results Orientation - Focusing on the desired end result of one's own or one's units work; setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them.
  • Strong leadership, training, and coaching skills
  Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 2 - 5 years of experience serving in a Retail Management role
  • DSD sales experience a plus
  • Ideal candidate must have a high sense of urgency, be proactive, competitive, out-going and flexible
  • Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint is a must
  • Well organized with ability to work both independently and within team environment
  • Strong presentation and communication skills both written and verbal
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