Region Sales Manager

McKee Foods Corporation•Collegedale, TN

19h•Onsite

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. McKee Foods is seeking a Region Sales Manager to join our Field Sales Organization team. The Region Sales Manager is responsible for overseeing sales activities, driving revenue growth, and managing a team of District Sales Representatives. This role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and relationship-building skills to ensure the company’s sales objectives are met or exceeded. McKee Foods Corporation is best known for our line of Little Debbie® snack cakes, America's leading snack cake brand. At McKee Foods, we are committed to providing consumers with quality products at an excellent value. We hope you enjoy your time browsing our website and find helpful information about our company.

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