Field Operations Manager

Advantage Solutions • Berwyn, IL

7d • $70,000 - $78,000 • Onsite

About The Position

PBA Field Operations Manager
The Field Operations Manager is charged with building plans that generate brand affinity, trial, word of mouth, and long-term demand in their assigned territory. This role achieves results through the management of field leadership teams that plan and execute activations in key markets, build retailer and stakeholder relationships, and identify opportunities to drive brand growth and sales.
The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4–6 years experience in relevant field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and strong prioritization skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in common productivity software including spreadsheet, presentation, and word processing tools
• Ability to research and analyze data effectively

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of a team of field managers. Serve as point of contact for daily operations. Train and develop new team members and coach on opportunities during market visits and team calls
• Manage the daily, weekly, and monthly needs of the assigned territory and team, ensuring information is shared in a timely manner with leadership and client teams
• Proactively manage business objectives and sales goals for assigned locations. Identify sales training opportunities and create and execute return-on-investment-based action plans
• Build and maintain strong relationships across assigned locations with client partners. Leverage relationships to increase sales of client products and services
• Analyze territory and location performance data to develop and execute strategies required to meet or exceed business objectives and sales targets. Manage team budgets, monthly targets, and incentive tracking
• Direct Reports: Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources
• Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager