Retail Team Manager

Philip Morris International • Buffalo, PA

1d • $90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Be a part of a revolutionary change! At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress. This Retail Team Manager position sits with our Swedish Match affiliate. Swedish Match North America LLC, develops, manufactures, and sells quality products with market-leading brands such as ZYN nicotine pouches and other smokeless tobacco products. Our vision is “A world without cigarettes,” and our mission is to provide adult consumers with alternatives that are enjoyable but have a lower risk than smoking. We are one of the fastest-growing consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) producers and ZYN is the number one selling nicotine pouch in the US. In order to continually promote and create innovative products that support our vision, we are currently seeking a Retail Team Manager for Buffalo, NY, and the surrounding area. As a Retail Team Manager, you will manage and direct activities of the district to achieve appropriate territory coverage and to maximize effectiveness in distribution, merchandising of smoking and smokeless tobacco products in all retail accounts in order to accomplish company, region and district objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in non-durable consumer goods area, including field sales and or management.
• Strong planning and organizing, leadership, coaching, judgement and teamwork skills.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite, Category Management System (Nielsen),and Industry data systems.
• Fluent in English
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Manages and provides direction to all assigned district personnel in support of company, region and district distribution and merchandising goals and objectives.
• For all district personnel, oversees and manages appropriate routing and call coverage of retail accounts to insure proper execution of distribution and merchandising objectives by territory.
• Analyzes the needs in regard to business building opportunities and develops executional plans for the utilization of district personnel's time and efforts in accomplishing specific company, region and district goals and standards.
• Recruits, interviews and selects new territory representatives in accordance with company recruiting and selection guidelines and policies.
• Provides training, development and direction and measure results of district personnel using Performance Management principals and practices.
• Maintains records needed to manage the operation of the district and insures accurate and timely reporting of retail store distribution and merchandising activities and conditions as well as reports progress, conditions and needs to Retail Operations Manager.

What This Job Offers

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