Region Sales Manager
McKee Foods•Collegedale, TN
•Hybrid
About The Position
Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.
Requirements
- Minimum five years experience in the business with a minimum of two years as a successful District Sales Representative or related position
- Demonstrated high level of personal integrity and commitment to McKee Foods’ guiding values, goals and objectives
- Strong interpersonal skills and effective at motivating others
- Demonstrated commitment to working as part of a team
- Strong demonstrated leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to continually recognize and take advantage of sales opportunities within the parameters of the McKee Foods distribution channel
- Demonstrated high level of initiative with a commitment to achieving goals
- Demonstrated ability to plan and manage projects or tasks and proactively address issues
- Ability to make decisions, delegate, document, solve problems, teach others, and stay calm in stressful situations
- Demonstrated effective verbal, written and listening communication skills; is comfortable using appropriate technology to efficiently disseminate information
- Good analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to interpret information and use it to develop a compelling sales story using Excel and PowerPoint
- Proven experience adding multi-location distributorships and focused locations
- At least a moderate technical proficiency with the willingness and ability to learn more and to teach the necessary skills to District Sales Representatives
- Willing to take additional training as necessary in areas such as leadership training, category management, time management, improving technical skills, data analysis and communication, etc.
- Willing to travel extensively
- Willing to relocate if necessary
Nice To Haves
- Previous business experience as an Independent Distributor
- Experience contacting Retailers, including Major Retail Headquarters
- Business-related degree
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to District Sales Representatives in Region
- Develop and implement a Region Sales Plan
- Initiate the development of sales opportunities within the Region
- Provide and encourage good communication within the Region, the Division, and the corporate office
- Provide leadership to District Sales Representatives to develop excellent business relationships with Independent Distributors
- Responsible for ensuring excellent relationships with Retail Headquarters
Benefits
- Competitive weekly pay
- Profit-sharing cash bonus program
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- 25 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
- Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
- Supplemental plans, including life insurance
- Fully-paid parental leave
- Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
- Health Center and Pharmacy
- Tuition reimbursement
- Credit Union
- Exercise and recreation facility
- Wellness programs with incentives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
