Manager District Sales

Acosta • Albany, NY

23d

About The Position

The Retail District Manager (Goya) leads, coaches, and supports a high-performing field team to deliver surge coverage and execute project assignments across the designated territory. The role ensures the territory is staffed and deployment-ready by recruiting, onboarding, and maintaining an active pipeline of qualified representatives. It drives consistent, on-time, accurate execution by monitoring progress through reporting tools, conducting field and store visits, and addressing issues quickly. The manager partners with internal teams to maintain accurate documentation and timely submissions that support payroll processing and client billing. This role provides strategic oversight and hands-on leadership to ensure consistent, high-impact execution of Goya's sales and merchandising strategies within Walmart.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, or equivalent experience.
• Five years of retail selling and merchandising experience with CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) companies.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a car for an extended period of time.
• Availability for overnight travel.
• Availability for weekend work and holidays for demos, food shows, or special client programs.
• Willingness and ability to work in extremely cold conditions, such as refrigerated and freezer sections of retail stores.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to recognize and understand issues and develop a process to solve the problem at hand.
• Ability to walk, stoop, kneel, reach, pull, grasp, and stand daily, including standing and/or walking for extended periods.
• Good vision and dexterous use of both hands.
• Ability to operate a calculator, fax machine, telephone, copier, hand truck, pallet jack, hammer, screwdriver, drill, and case cutter.
• Ability to operate photo lab equipment.
• Advanced computer skills, including Word, Excel, and other workplace communication tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing an MSO company.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and build talent pipelines by using multiple sources to identify qualified representatives in each territory.
• Interview prospective employees and complete applications and required onboarding paperwork.
• Create and maintain a representative database for each territory.
• Assign and deploy surge projects and home-store coverage as needed.
• Assemble project mailings and submit them to the Mail Coordinator for each project assigned to the territory.
• Conduct field and store visits to train representatives and evaluate project and home-store completion.
• Ensure each project is completed by its due date to the client’s expectations and that all data is entered accurately.
• Maintain the deployment file at 100% accuracy, including project status, mailings, and completion updates.

What This Job Offers

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